great! thanks I was close to figuring out sql server but it appears that a more difficult problem is microsoft access
half of our databases are still in access so I need to provide something that will work for both --- Cathy and Dave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For SQL Server, try this: > > <cfquery name="q2" datasource="yourDatasource"> > SELECT * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.columns > WHERE table_name = 'yourTable' > ORDER BY column_name > </cfquery> > > <cfoutput query="q2"> > <tr> > <td> #q2.column_name#</td> > <td> #q2.data_type#</td> > <td>#q2.character_maximum_length#</td> > </tr> > </cfoutput> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "SQL" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 2:30 PM > Subject: RE: returning datatypes from table using > CF5 > > > > You will have to use a join on some system tables. > > > > This will do it. > > > > select > syscolumns.name,systypes.name,syscolumns.length from > sysobjects > > inner join syscolumns on syscolumns.id = > sysobjects.id > > inner join systypes on systypes.type = > syscolumns.type > > where sysobjects.type = 'U' > > and sysobjects.name ='yourtablename' > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Cameron Childress > > To: SQL > > Sent: 08/02/2005 16:59 > > Subject: Re: returning datatypes from table using > CF5 > > > > For SQL Server, you're going to want to look into > sysobjects. Access > > is similar, but I can't remember exactly the table > names. Google for > > "system tables" and you should get what you need. > > > > -Cameron > > > > > > On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 15:28:16 -0800 (PST), William > Kossack > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> we are moving to sql server but some databases > are > >> still in access > >> > >> --- Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > Depending on the database platform, you should > be > >> > able to query the > >> > system tables to get this information. What > >> > platform are you on? > >> > > >> > -Cameron > >> > > >> > On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 16:58:18 -0400, william > kossack > >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > I'm using CF5 > >> > > > >> > > I need to be able to query a database table > and > >> > return the data types. > >> > > > >> > > I'm currently using queryname.columnlist to > get a > >> > list of the field names but I can't seem to get > the > >> > data types > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:6:2114 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/6 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:6 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.6 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
