sql server query to get the list of column name in a table

--SQL Server 2005, 2008 or 2012:

SELECT * FROM information_schema.tables
--SQL Server 2000:

SELECT * FROM sysobjects WHERE xtype='U' 

SELECT * FROM sysobjects WHERE xtype='U' 

SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM geovidnu.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Tables

SELECT sobjects.name
FROM sysobjects sobjects
WHERE sobjects.xtype = 'U'

EXEC sp_spaceused 'YourTableName'

--顯示所有錶的列名
SELECT COLUMN_NAME,TABLE_NAME FROM geovidnu.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS

SELECT *  FROM geovidnu.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS

SELECT
    c.name 'Column Name',
    t.Name 'Data type',
    c.max_length 'Max Length',
    c.precision ,
    c.scale ,
    c.is_nullable,
    ISNULL(i.is_primary_key, 0) 'Primary Key'
FROM
    sys.columns c
INNER JOIN
    sys.types t ON c.user_type_id = t.user_type_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN
    sys.index_columns ic ON ic.object_id = c.object_id AND ic.column_id = c.column_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN
    sys.indexes i ON ic.object_id = i.object_id AND ic.index_id = i.index_id
WHERE
    c.object_id = OBJECT_ID('YourTableName')

--http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2418527/sql-server-query-to-get-the-list-of-columns-in-a-table-along-with-data-types-no

select COLUMN_NAME,DATA_TYPE, CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH,
       NUMERIC_PRECISION, DATETIME_PRECISION,
       IS_NULLABLE
from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
where TABLE_NAME='YourTableName'

Select C.COLUMN_NAME, C.DATA_TYPE, C.CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH, C.NUMERIC_PRECISION, C.IS_NULLABLE, TC.CONSTRAINT_NAME
From INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS As C
    Left Join INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS As TC
      On TC.TABLE_SCHEMA = C.TABLE_SCHEMA
          And TC.TABLE_NAME = C.TABLE_NAME
          And TC.CONSTRAINT_TYPE = 'PRIMARY KEY'
Where C.TABLE_NAME = 'YourTableName'

--
--http://sqlserver2000.databases.aspfaq.com/how-do-i-get-a-list-of-sql-server-tables-and-their-row-counts.html

　　

--比較錶結構
drop table #a
go
drop table #b
go
SELECT COLUMN_NAME into #a FROM geovidnu.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS  where TABLE_NAME='('YourTableName')'
SELECT COLUMN_NAME into #b geovidnu1.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS  where TABLE_NAME='('YourTableName')'

select * from #b where COLUMN_NAME in (select COLUMN_NAME from #a)
select * from #a where COLUMN_NAME in (select COLUMN_NAME from #b) 

select * from #a where COLUMN_NAME not in (select COLUMN_NAME from #b)
select * from #b where COLUMN_NAME not in (select COLUMN_NAME from #a) 

select * from #a a, #b b where a.COLUMN_NAME=b.COLUMN_NAME 

select * from #a a left join #b b on a.COLUMN_NAME=b.COLUMN_NAME
select * from #b a left join #a b on a.COLUMN_NAME=b.COLUMN_NAME