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:6:2111 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=11502.10531.6 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
