How do I get a textual description of the data type of a SQL Server table
column?

(Returned to ASP preferably)

SELECT data_type
FROM information_schema.columns
WHERE table_schema = 'dbo'
AND table_name = 'table_name'
AND column_name = 'col' ;

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David Portas
SQL Server MVP
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Mike wrote:
> How do I get a textual description of the data type of a SQL Server
> table column?
>
> (Returned to ASP preferably)
It depends on if you want the T-SQL datatype, or the vbscript datatype, or
the jscript datatype if you are using jscript.
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Hi,

Execute the system procedure

sp_columns <Table_name>

Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP



"Mike" <mike [at] hello.com> wrote in message
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> How do I get a textual description of the data type of a SQL Server table
> column?
>
> (Returned to ASP preferably)
>