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Getting column remarks from SQLCOLUMNS()
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04/09/2003 15:48:02
 
 
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Databases,Tables, Views, Indexing and SQL syntax
Title:
Getting column remarks from SQLCOLUMNS()
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00826188
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00826188
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Hey all,

I have a slick tool for generating database dictionaries for DB/2 databases. SQLCOLUMNS() and SQLTABLES() return a rich amount of info in a very usable format.

I decided to make the tool work for SQL Server, but lo and behold, the Remarks field returned by SQLCOLUMNS() is always NULL (even when I have descriptions entered). Highly annoying.

What are other people doing to generate nice database documentation for their SQL Server databases? Am I missing a report generator within Enterprise Manager, or is there some third-party tool? I can't believe Remarks aren't returned in SQLCOLUMNS(). Arg! Why is the SQL Server ODBC driver so braindead?

Thanks,
Joe Kaufman
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