The table given below shows the views that are supported by SQL server 2005 as a part of information schema.
Table 1
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View
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Contains information about
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COLUMNS
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Columns accessible to the current user in the current
database.
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INDEXES
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Indexes in the current database.
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KEY_COLUMN_USAGE
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Keys in the current database.
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PROVIDER_TYPES
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Data types supported in SQL Server Mobile.
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TABLES
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Tables accessible to the current user in the current
database.
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TABLE_CONSTRAINTS
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Table constraints in the current database.
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REFERENTIAL_CONSTRAINTS
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Foreign constraint in the current database
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The table given below explains the usage pattern of Information
Schema.
Table 2
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select * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns where table_name
= "tablename"
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Returns the schema information about the columns in the
table.
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select * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Tables where table_name =
"tablename"
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Returns the metadata information about the table name
specified.
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select * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns
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Returns the column information of the entire tables in the
database.
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select * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Tables
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Returns the table information of all the tables in the
database.
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select * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Table_Constraints where
Table_name = "tablename"
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Returns the constraint information of the table in the
database.
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select * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.REFERENTIAL_CONSTRAINTS
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Returns the information of the referential constraints in
the database.
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