Generate Column List

Is it possible to generate a list of all column names in a table seperated
by a comma?
I want to do this because I am creating some triggers on a large number of
tables, with a large number of fields in each, and rather than type out my
list of fields I wanted to generate a list so I could just copy/past into my
triggers.
Thanks
Hi,
Simple way is:
In query Analyzer ,
Go to Tools menu -- Options -- Result Tab -- Results Output format --
Select " Comma Delimited (CSV)".
Now excute the below command in text output mode (Query menu -- click --
Results in Text):-
set rowcount 1
select * from table_name
This will give the output in comma delimited. The first row is column names.

Thanks
Hari
MCDBA
"Keith" <@..> wrote in message news:uuNjPFQWEHA.3664@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Is it possible to generate a list of all column names in a table seperated
> by a comma?
> I want to do this because I am creating some triggers on a large number of
> tables, with a large number of fields in each, and rather than type out my
> list of fields I wanted to generate a list so I could just copy/past into
my
> triggers.
> Thanks
>
|||Or a SELECT TOP 0 * would do ;-)
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"Hari" <hari_prasad_k@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ugGZPWQWEHA.3988@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
Hi,
Simple way is:
In query Analyzer ,
Go to Tools menu -- Options -- Result Tab -- Results Output format --
Select " Comma Delimited (CSV)".
Now excute the below command in text output mode (Query menu -- click --
Results in Text):-
set rowcount 1
select * from table_name
This will give the output in comma delimited. The first row is column names.

Thanks
Hari
MCDBA
"Keith" <@..> wrote in message news:uuNjPFQWEHA.3664@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Is it possible to generate a list of all column names in a table seperated
> by a comma?
> I want to do this because I am creating some triggers on a large number of
> tables, with a large number of fields in each, and rather than type out my
> list of fields I wanted to generate a list so I could just copy/past into
my
> triggers.
> Thanks
>
|||Using the object browser window in SQL Query Analyzer may help you. Try it:
- Start Query Analyzer, connect to your database server.
- Click from the Menus: Tools | Object Browser | Show/Hide (or just hit F8).
This brings up the Object Browser pane.
- Navigate database object tree in Object Browser pane to table of interest.
- Right-click on that table and pick Script Object to Clipboard as Select |
Insert | Update | Delete as appropriate.
- Click in your query window and hit Control/V to paste the SQL statement.
You get a complete SQL statement with placeholders for things you will need
to supply.
A friend pointed this out to me a while back. Looks like there may be other
tricks available via the templates tab but I've not explored the
possibilities.
"Keith" <@..> wrote in message news:uuNjPFQWEHA.3664@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Is it possible to generate a list of all column names in a table seperated
> by a comma?
> I want to do this because I am creating some triggers on a large number of
> tables, with a large number of fields in each, and rather than type out my
> list of fields I wanted to generate a list so I could just copy/past into
my
> triggers.
> Thanks
>