select all Tables and Columns

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i want to write a select Query which select all Tables and Columns of Data Base. which will work any version of sql server(2000,2005,2008) data base.i wrote one Qyery:-

SQL

SELECT t.name AS table_name,
c.name AS column_name
FROM sys.tables AS t
INNER JOIN sys.columns c ON t.OBJECT_ID = c.OBJECT_ID

but it not work in sql server 2005....

Posted 3-Jun-12 22:31pm

Jitendra_rtpl

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OriginalGriff 4-Jun-12 4:40am

When you say "it not work" what do you mean? Did it error? Or give you odd data?

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Solution 2

http://www.sentientbeings.com/2012/01/t-sql-list-all-columns-in-all-tables/[^]

Posted 3-Jun-12 22:58pm

Shahin Khorshidnia

Solution 3

Use Information_schema views as per the OriginalGriff answer, in addition to go through the below link for more information
Here[^]

Thanks
--RA

Posted 3-Jun-12 23:00pm

Rajesh Anuhya

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-03T22:56:00

Solution 1

You could just use:

SQL

SELECT TABLE_NAME, COLUMN_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS

Posted 3-Jun-12 22:56pm

OriginalGriff

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Rajesh Anuhya 4-Jun-12 5:00am

+5 Agreed!

VJ Reddy 4-Jun-12 5:19am

5ed!