Thanks Sergey,
I modified it a bit as follows:
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE (COLUMNPROPERTY(OBJECT_ID(table_name), column_name, 'IsIdentity') > 0)
and (COLUMN_NAME = 'TransactionDetailsID')
If it returns 1, then the column is an identity column.
>Try
SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
> WHERE COLUMNPROPERTY(OBJECT_ID(table_name), column_name, 'IsIdentity') > 0
>
>
>>I need to query either an INFORMATION_SCHEMA view or system table to determine if a field in a table is an identity field.
>>
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>>INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS doesn't seem to be the answer (unless I'm reading it wrong...).
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>>Does anyone know if this information can be obtained from a INFORMATION_SCHEMA view?
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>>If not, how should I go about obtaining this information?
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>>Thanks in advance, Al
Al Williams
Anola MB, CANADA