sp_helparticlecolumns (Transact-SQL MetaData) Definition

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Definition:

sys.sp_helparticlecolumns(nvarchar @publication
, nvarchar @article
, nvarchar @publisher)

MetaData:

   
--   
--  Name:      
--           sp_helparticlecolumns  
--             
--  Description:   
--           Returns information about an article's columns.    
--   
--           For a SQL Server publication, this stored procedure is executed  
--           at the Publisher on the publication database.  For a heterogeneous  
--           publication, this stored procedure may be executed in any database  
--           at the distributor for the associated publisher.  
--     
--  Security:   
--           SQL Server publication:     'sysadmin', db_owner of publishing database, PAL  
--           Heterogeneous publication:  'sysadmin', db_owner of distribution database, PAL  
--   
--  Returns:  
--           Result set of article properties  
--         
--  Owner:     
--           <current owner>   
--   
  
create procedure sys.sp_helparticlecolumns  
(  
    @publication    sysname,  
    @article        sysname,  
    @publisher        sysname = NULL  
)  
AS  
BEGIN  
    DECLARE @cmd            nvarchar(4000)  
    DECLARE @retcode        int  
    DECLARE @publisher_type    sysname  
  
    SET @retcode = 0  
  
    EXEC @retcode = sys.sp_MSrepl_getpublisherinfo    @publisher        = @publisher,  
                                                    @publisher_type    = @publisher_type OUTPUT,  
                                                    @rpcheader        = @cmd OUTPUT  
  
    IF @retcode <> 0  
        RETURN (@retcode)  
  
    --  Add sp  
    SET @publisher = UPPER(@publisher) COLLATE DATABASE_DEFAULT  
    set @cmd = @cmd + N'sys.sp_MSrepl_helparticlecolumns'  
  
    EXEC @retcode = @cmd  
                    @publication,  
                    @article,  
                    @publisher,  
                    @publisher_type,  
                    0  
  
    RETURN (@retcode)  
END