sp_columns_90 (Transact-SQL MetaData) Definition

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Definition:

sys.sp_columns_90(nvarchar @table_name
, nvarchar @table_owner
, nvarchar @table_qualifier
, nvarchar @column_name
, int @ODBCVer
, bit @fUsePattern)

MetaData:

   
create procedure sys.sp_columns_90  
(  
    @table_name         nvarchar(384),  
    @table_owner        nvarchar(384) = null,  
    @table_qualifier    sysname = null,  
    @column_name        nvarchar(384) = null,  
    @ODBCVer            int = 2,  
    @fUsePattern        bit = 1 --  To allow users to explicitly disable all pattern matching.  
)  
as  
    declare @full_table_name    nvarchar(769) --  384 + 1 + 384  
    declare @table_id           int  
  
    if (@ODBCVer is null) or (@ODBCVer <> 3)  
        select @ODBCVer = 2  
  
    if @table_qualifier is not null  
    begin  
        if db_name() <> @table_qualifier  
        begin   --  If qualifier doesn't match current database  
            raiserror (15250, -1,-1)  
            return  
        end  
    end  
  
    --  "ALL" is represented by NULL value.  
    if @table_name = '%'  
        select @table_name = null  
    if @table_owner = '%'  
        select @table_owner = null  
    if @table_qualifier = '%'  
        select @table_qualifier = null  
    if @column_name = '%'  
        select @column_name = null  
  
    --  Empty string means nothing, so use invalid identifier.  
    --  A quoted space will never match any object name.  
    if @table_owner = ''  
        select @table_owner = ' '  
  
    select @full_table_name = isnull(quotename(@table_owner), '') + '.' + isnull(quotename(@table_name), '')  
    select @table_id = object_id(@full_table_name)  
  
    if (@fUsePattern = 1) --  Does the user want it?  
    begin  
        if ((isnull(charindex('%', @full_table_name),0) = 0) and  
            (isnull(charindex('_', @full_table_name),0) = 0) and  
            (isnull(charindex('[', @table_name),0) = 0) and  
            (isnull(charindex('[', @table_owner),0) = 0) and  
            (isnull(charindex('%', @column_name),0) = 0) and  
            (isnull(charindex('_', @column_name),0) = 0) and  
            (@table_id <> 0))  
        begin  
            select @fUsePattern = 0 --  not a single wild char, so go the fast way.  
        end  
    end  
  
    if @fUsePattern = 0  
    begin  
        --  --  Debug output, do not remove it.  
        print '-- -- -- -- -- -- *'  
        print 'No pattern matching.'  
        print @fUsePattern  
        print isnull(convert(sysname, @table_id), '@table_id = null')  
        print isnull(@full_table_name, '@full_table_name = null')  
        print isnull(@table_owner, '@table_owner = null')  
        print isnull(@table_name, '@table_name = null')  
        print isnull(@column_name, '@column_name = null')  
        print '-- -- -- -- -- -- *'  
         --   
        select  
            TABLE_QUALIFIER             = s_cov.TABLE_QUALIFIER,  
            TABLE_OWNER                 = s_cov.TABLE_OWNER,  
            TABLE_NAME                  = s_cov.TABLE_NAME,  
            COLUMN_NAME                 = s_cov.COLUMN_NAME,  
            DATA_TYPE                   = s_cov.DATA_TYPE_90,  
            TYPE_NAME                   = s_cov.TYPE_NAME,  
            "PRECISION"                 = s_cov.PRECISION,  
            "LENGTH"                    = s_cov.LENGTH_90,  
            SCALE                       = s_cov.SCALE_90,  
            RADIX                       = s_cov.RADIX,  
            NULLABLE                    = s_cov.NULLABLE,  
            REMARKS                     = s_cov.REMARKS,  
            COLUMN_DEF                  = s_cov.COLUMN_DEF,  
            SQL_DATA_TYPE               = s_cov.SQL_DATA_TYPE_90,  
            SQL_DATETIME_SUB            = s_cov.SQL_DATETIME_SUB_90,  
            CHAR_OCTET_LENGTH           = s_cov.CHAR_OCTET_LENGTH,  
            ORDINAL_POSITION            = s_cov.ORDINAL_POSITION,  
            IS_NULLABLE                 = s_cov.IS_NULLABLE,  
            SS_UDT_CATALOG_NAME         = s_cov.SS_UDT_CATALOG_NAME,  
            SS_UDT_SCHEMA_NAME          = s_cov.SS_UDT_SCHEMA_NAME,  
            SS_UDT_ASSEMBLY_TYPE_NAME   = s_cov.SS_UDT_ASSEMBLY_TYPE_NAME,  
            SS_XML_SCHEMACOLLECTION_CATALOG_NAME    = s_cov.SS_XML_SCHEMACOLLECTION_CATALOG_NAME,  
            SS_XML_SCHEMACOLLECTION_SCHEMA_NAME     = s_cov.SS_XML_SCHEMACOLLECTION_SCHEMA_NAME,  
            SS_XML_SCHEMACOLLECTION_NAME            = s_cov.SS_XML_SCHEMACOLLECTION_NAME,  
            SS_DATA_TYPE                = s_cov.SS_DATA_TYPE  
  
        from  
            sys.spt_columns_odbc_view s_cov  
  
        where  
            s_cov.object_id = @table_id --  (2nd) (@table_name is null or o.name like @table_name)  
            --  (2nd) and (@table_owner is null or schema_name(o.schema_id) like @table_owner)  
            and (@column_name is null or s_cov.COLUMN_NAME = @column_name) --  (2nd) and (@column_name is NULL or c.name like @column_name)  
            and s_cov.ODBCVER = @ODBCVer  
            and ( s_cov.SS_IS_SPARSE = 0 OR objectproperty ( s_cov.OBJECT_ID, 'tablehascolumnset' ) = 0 )  
        order by 17  
    end  
    else  
    begin  
        --  --  Debug output, do not remove it.  
        print '-- -- -- -- -- -- *'  
        print 'THERE IS pattern matching!'  
        print @fUsePattern  
        print isnull(convert(sysname, @table_id), '@table_id = null')  
        print isnull(@full_table_name, '@full_table_name = null')  
        print isnull(@table_owner, '@table_owner = null')  
        print isnull(@table_name, '@table_name = null')  
        print isnull(@column_name, '@column_name = null')  
        print '-- -- -- -- -- -- *'  
         --   
        select  
            TABLE_QUALIFIER             = s_cov.TABLE_QUALIFIER,  
            TABLE_OWNER                 = s_cov.TABLE_OWNER,  
            TABLE_NAME                  = s_cov.TABLE_NAME,  
            COLUMN_NAME                 = s_cov.COLUMN_NAME,  
            DATA_TYPE                   = s_cov.DATA_TYPE_90,  
            TYPE_NAME                   = s_cov.TYPE_NAME,  
            "PRECISION"                 = s_cov.PRECISION,  
            "LENGTH"                    = s_cov.LENGTH_90,  
            SCALE                       = s_cov.SCALE_90,  
            RADIX                       = s_cov.RADIX,  
            NULLABLE                    = s_cov.NULLABLE,  
            REMARKS                     = s_cov.REMARKS,  
            COLUMN_DEF                  = s_cov.COLUMN_DEF,  
            SQL_DATA_TYPE               = s_cov.SQL_DATA_TYPE_90,  
            SQL_DATETIME_SUB            = s_cov.SQL_DATETIME_SUB_90,  
            CHAR_OCTET_LENGTH           = s_cov.CHAR_OCTET_LENGTH,  
            ORDINAL_POSITION            = s_cov.ORDINAL_POSITION,  
            IS_NULLABLE                 = s_cov.IS_NULLABLE,  
            SS_UDT_CATALOG_NAME         = s_cov.SS_UDT_CATALOG_NAME,  
            SS_UDT_SCHEMA_NAME          = s_cov.SS_UDT_SCHEMA_NAME,  
            SS_UDT_ASSEMBLY_TYPE_NAME   = s_cov.SS_UDT_ASSEMBLY_TYPE_NAME,  
            SS_XML_SCHEMACOLLECTION_CATALOG_NAME    = s_cov.SS_XML_SCHEMACOLLECTION_CATALOG_NAME,  
            SS_XML_SCHEMACOLLECTION_SCHEMA_NAME     = s_cov.SS_XML_SCHEMACOLLECTION_SCHEMA_NAME,  
            SS_XML_SCHEMACOLLECTION_NAME            = s_cov.SS_XML_SCHEMACOLLECTION_NAME,  
            SS_DATA_TYPE                = s_cov.SS_DATA_TYPE  
  
        from  
            sys.spt_columns_odbc_view s_cov  
  
        where  
            s_cov.ODBCVER = @ODBCVer and  
            (@table_name is null or s_cov.TABLE_NAME like @table_name) and  
            (@table_owner is null or schema_name(s_cov.SCHEMA_ID) like @table_owner) and  
            (@column_name is null or s_cov.COLUMN_NAME like @column_name) and  
            ( s_cov.SS_IS_SPARSE = 0 OR objectproperty ( s_cov.OBJECT_ID, 'tablehascolumnset' ) = 0 )  
  
        order by 2, 3, 17  
    end