There is actually a built in stored proceedure for this stuff in MSSQL

sp_tables gets all the tables in a database

sp_columns gets all the columns in a table

Look up in the sql help on how to use them

Steve

On May 3, 8:23 am, "AJ Mercer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Most databases have tables that store table metadata
> like SQL Server has sysobjects
>       Informix has systables, syscolumns
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> You can query these tables to get the information you are after.
> What Database Server are you using?
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> On 5/3/07, claude raiola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> >  Just wondering if its possible to dynamically read column names of an
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> > What I am trying to create is a facility where the user can select the
> > table name which will then list the columns of the given table.
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> > The user can the select the column names of choice which will in turn be
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> > I look forward to your comments
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