there was some discussion yesterday of upgrading to MX soon How would using MX effect my solution?
--- Nick de Voil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In Access the main system table is msysobjects but > IIRC it only gives you > info at the table level, not the column level. > > I did once achieve what you're trying to do using > ADO via COM (CFOBJECT). > Unfortunately I can't find the code right now. > > It worked, although the set of data types reported > were very abstract ones - > they just about let you distinguish an integer from > a floating-point number > from a character type from a date. > > Nick > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stephen Garrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "SQL" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 12:28 AM > Subject: Re: returning datatypes from table using > CF5 > > > > AFAIK, the only way to retrieve the information > you are looking for is > with > > VB(A). I can think of some really strange ways to > do this with SQLish > > methods, like: > > > > o create a spreadsheet that has a VBA Macro linked > to a particular Cell > > o use UPDATE SQL to treat the spreadsheet as a > database (yes, this works, > > within bounds) > > updating a particular cell with a database > name/path. This would > > trigger the VB Macro to run > > which would then populate the spreadsheet with > the tables and and > > other information ( field names) > > o use a SQL Select to retrieve the data from the > spreadsheet. > > > > I know, Bizarre, but workable. > > > > Steve > > p.s. In this mode of use, SQL access to microsoft > Office products must be > > single threaded. VBA/Excel is not thread safe. > Trust me on that one... > > > > At 02:14 PM 2/8/2005, William Kossack wrote: > > >I think I've got sql server figured out but > access is > > >problematic. > > > > > >the only solutions I can find for access are in > VB > > > > > >when I do a google search for system tables > google > > >finds anything but access > > > > > >any help on this would be appreciated > > > > > >I've done several searches > > > > > >--- Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > 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:6:2118 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
