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SQLColumnInformation[conn]

returns a list of information about the columns in an SQL connection.

SQLColumnInformation[conn,table]

returns a list pertaining to the columns in table.

SQLColumnInformation[conn,SQLTable[table]]

returns a list pertaining to the columns in table.

SQLColumnInformation[conn,{table,column}]

returns a list pertaining to the columns in table matching column.

SQLColumnInformation[conn,SQLColumn[{table,column}]]

returns a list pertaining to the columns in table matching column.

SQLColumnInformation[conn,SQLColumn[column]]

returns a list pertaining to the columns in any table matching column.

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DatabaseLink`
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SQLColumnInformation

SQLColumnInformation[conn]

returns a list of information about the columns in an SQL connection.

SQLColumnInformation[conn,table]

returns a list pertaining to the columns in table.

SQLColumnInformation[conn,SQLTable[table]]

returns a list pertaining to the columns in table.

SQLColumnInformation[conn,{table,column}]

returns a list pertaining to the columns in table matching column.

SQLColumnInformation[conn,SQLColumn[{table,column}]]

returns a list pertaining to the columns in table matching column.

SQLColumnInformation[conn,SQLColumn[column]]

returns a list pertaining to the columns in any table matching column.

Details and Options

  • To use SQLColumnInformation, you first need to load DatabaseLink using Needs["DatabaseLink`"].
  • Table and column specifications may include SQL wildcards.
  • The following options can be given:
  • "Catalog"Nonedatabase catalog to use
    "Schema"Nonedatabase schema to use
    "ShowColumnHeadings"Falsewhether to return headings with the results

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)

Wolfram Language code: Needs["DatabaseLink`"]

If you find that the examples in this section do not work as shown, you may need to install or restore the example database with the "DatabaseLink`DatabaseExamples`" package, as described in Using the Example Databases.

Open a connection:

Wolfram Language code: conn = OpenSQLConnection["demo"];
Wolfram Language code: SQLColumnInformation[conn]//Short[#, 10]&

Get information for all columns from tables whose names start with "SA":

Wolfram Language code: SQLColumnInformation[conn, "SA%"]//TableForm

Get information for all columns from a particular table:

Wolfram Language code: SQLColumnInformation[conn, SQLTable["SAMPLETABLE1"]]//TableForm

Here is another way:

Wolfram Language code: SQLColumnInformation[conn, {"SAMPLETABLE1", "%"}]//TableForm

Get information for columns whose names begin with "V" from all tables:

Wolfram Language code: SQLColumnInformation[conn, {"%", "V%"}]//TableForm

Equivalently:

Wolfram Language code: SQLColumnInformation[conn, SQLColumn[{"%", "V%"}]]//TableForm

Here is another way:

Wolfram Language code: SQLColumnInformation[conn, SQLColumn["V%"]] //TableForm
Wolfram Language code: CloseSQLConnection[conn];

If you find that the examples in this section do not work as shown, you may need to install or restore the example database with the "DatabaseLink`DatabaseExamples`" package, as described in Using the Example Databases.