I am trying to find a way to extract information about my tables in SQL Server (2008). The data I need needs to include the description of the table (filled from the Description property in the Properties Window), a list of fields of that table and their respective data types.

2023年1月26日 · Database metadata refers to data that describes the structure of a database, including information about the tables, columns, indexes, constraints, and other elements that make up the database.

2023年3月27日 · There are several sorts of metadata consistent with their uses and domain. This type of metadata defines database system names, tables names, table size, data types, values, and attributes. Further technical metadata also includes some constraints like foreign key, primary key, and indices.

2018年9月16日 · Metadata is simply data about data. It means it is a description and context of the data. It helps to organize, find and understand data. Here are a few real world examples of metadata: Those are some typical metadata elements: Who can access or update.

2024年8月27日 · Database metadata is information detailing a database's structure, organization, and attributes. The main types are Structural (about data construction), Descriptive (about content), and Administrative (for management and maintenance).

So far we have run queries to return data from a dataset. However queries can also be used to provide information about the underlying dataset structure. Each dataset contains the tables Schemata, Tables, and Tablecolumns that contain information about the the dataset, the tables, and the columns.

2023年10月24日 · Table metadata describes the structure and features of database tables. Details such as table names, column names, data types, constraints, indexes, and linkages with other tables are all...

2024年8月28日 · sys.tables is a built-in SQL Server catalog view that itemizes the user-defined tables residing within a SQL Server database engine. The view contains a row for each table …

Metadata functions in SQL Server return information about the database, database objects, database files, file groups etc. in SQL Server. Instead of writing complex queries to seek database information, SQL professionals can make use of T-SQL metadata functions to retrieve database info, which helps them to save a great amount of time and effort.

2018年9月30日 · Metadata is data about data (see those examples to better understand this concept). Data in relational databases is stored in structured manner, organized in tables and columns and extended with constraints on the data - primary and unique constraints, foreign keys, check constraints or data types.