Copying tables, finding number of columns in a table, & size of data in selected c

I'm trying to figure out how to do a few things in MS SQL Server but can't
Google up what I need or find it in the docs that I have.
1) How do you simply copy a table. I just want table A copied with all
its indexes and data in the same database as table A_copy.
2) I know how to figure out how many rows a table has, how do you figure
out how many columns?
3) Where does it say how large in terms of disk space (data) a table is?
4) Can you determine how large in terms of disk space only selected
columns within a table are?
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scuss ]> 1) How do you simply copy a table. I just want table A copied with all
> its indexes and data in the same database as table A_copy.
SELECT * INTO A_copy
FROM A
Note: PK and FK and any indexed columns will migrate their data, but the
PK, FK and indexes themselves will not be recreated. You will have to do
that yourself.

> 2) I know how to figure out how many rows a table has, how do you figure
> out how many columns?
Take a look at the INFORMATION_SCHEMA views.
SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_NAME = '<tablename>'

> 3) Where does it say how large in terms of disk space (data) a table is?
You can start with sp_spaceused 'objname'
EXEC sp_spaceused 'SomeTable'

> 4) Can you determine how large in terms of disk space only selected
> columns within a table are?
>
Not easily. You would need to get the width of the column (average width
for variable length columns) and multiply that by the number of rows in the
table. There are other factors to include, however, this should get you
reasonably close.
Rick Sawtell
MCT, MCSD, MCDBA|||Hi,
I'm trying to figure out how to do a few things in MS SQL Server but can't
Google up what I need or find it in the docs that I have.
1) How do you simply copy a table. I just want table A copied with all its
indexes and data in the same database as table A_copy.
Generate Script with dependant objects using enterprise manager, execute
that in destination
database and use DTS to transfer the data.
2) I know how to figure out how many rows a table has, how do you figure out
how many columns?
select count(*) from syscolumns where object_name(id)='table_name'
or
Query the same on INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS VIEW.
3) Where does it say how large in terms of disk space (data) a table is?
sp_spaceused <table_name>
4) Can you determine how large in terms of disk space only selected columns
within a table are?
You have to manually calculate based on usage and alloctions for each field.
Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP
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> I'm trying to figure out how to do a few things in MS SQL Server but can't
> Google up what I need or find it in the docs that I have.
> 1) How do you simply copy a table. I just want table A copied with all
> its indexes and data in the same database as table A_copy.
> 2) I know how to figure out how many rows a table has, how do you figure
> out how many columns?
> 3) Where does it say how large in terms of disk space (data) a table is?
> 4) Can you determine how large in terms of disk space only selected
> columns within a table are?
>
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Copy table column names from SSMS Object Browser to use in a query

I thought I saw this done once before. So today I hunted around in
Books OnLine and did a Google search. So far I have found nothing
close. So if you know how to do it, please tell me or if cannot be
done, I'd appreciate know that too.

Thanks in advance,
IanOOn Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:17:05 -0000, iano wrote:

Quote:

Originally Posted by

>I thought I saw this done once before. So today I hunted around in
>Books OnLine and did a Google search. So far I have found nothing
>close. So if you know how to do it, please tell me or if cannot be
>done, I'd appreciate know that too.

Hi IanO,

Open Object Explorer with F8 (of you don't have it open yet), expand
"Databases", then the name of your DB, then "Tables", then the name of
your table. Now, drag the "Columns" map to the editor window and a list
of all columns will automagically appear.

--
Hugo Kornelis, SQL Server MVP
My SQL Server blog: http://sqlblog.com/blogs/hugo_kornelis|||iano (IanONet@.gmail.com) writes:

Quote:

Originally Posted by

I thought I saw this done once before. So today I hunted around in
Books OnLine and did a Google search. So far I have found nothing
close. So if you know how to do it, please tell me or if cannot be
done, I'd appreciate know that too.

Find the table in Object Explorer and expand the note. Select Columns
and drag it to the place where you want it.

My own take on this is that I simply run a SELECT * with TOP 1 or
WHERE 1 = 0 in text mode. I copy and paste into window in Textpad
where I have a macro that replaces the multiple spaces with comma +
space. Sounds kludgy? Well, navigating in an explorer tree takes time too.

--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@.sommarskog.se
Books Online for SQL Server 2005 at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...oads/books.mspx
Books Online for SQL Server 2000 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodin...ions/books.mspx