DESCRIBE is an SQL Plus command, if i recall. You could easily enough make a stored procedure to do it in MS SQL I suppose though...heck someone may have already done it. You could just use Neil's SQL statement he posted and put it into a cursor and output it all nifty dandy like SQL Plus does, but personally I rather just read it table format like it is output in query analyzer ;) Oh I also like to use DBDesigner 4 its nice to use to print off the table info.
Adam H On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:49:00 -0600, Nick Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MS SQL 2000 > > I want to show a table structure, and tried the following > > <CFQUERY NAME="ShowTable" DATASOURCE="PartsList"> > DESCRIBE Pumpparts > </CFQUERY> > > This only throws an error "Could not find stored procedure 'DESCRIBE'." > > What am I missing? Or, am I using the wrong thing here? > > DESCRIBE table_name > > This command provides information about the columns of the table. It shows > the column names, the type / size and scale (if applicable) and other > useful information. > > Thanks, > > Nick > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:192305 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
