Questions tagged [sysobjects]
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The SELECT permission was denied on the object 'sysobjects', database 'mssqlsystemresource', schema 'sys'
SETUP: SQL Server 2005 & DotNetNuke 05.01.02.
This started with me trying to install a DNN Module that had "select * from dbo.sysobjects" in it's SQL scripts. That failed with the following error:
The SELECT permission was denied on
the object…

Chris Holmes
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Listing all indexes
I'm wondering what the simplest way to list all indexes for all tables in a database is.
Should I call sp_helpindex for each table and store the results in a temp table, or is there an easier way?
Can anyone explain why constraints are stored in…

l15a
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What is syncobj in SQL Server
When I run this script to search particular text in sys.columns and I get a lot of "dbo.syncobj_0x3934443438443332" like rows.
SELECT c.name, s.name + '.' + o.name
FROM sys.columns c
INNER JOIN sys.objects o ON c.object_id=o.object_id
INNER JOIN…

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Create a foreign key to system tables
I want to create table with to columns:
IdRole
IdProcedure
the idea is that IdProcedure is a FK to sys.objects.
When I create this query:
SELECT *
FROM sys.objects
WHERE type='p'
it works fine, but this one:
ALTER TABLE…

davibq
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In SQL Server 2000, is there a sysobjects query that will retrieve user views and not system views?
Assuming such a query exists, I would greatly appreciate the help.
I'm trying to develop a permissions script that will grant "select" and "references" permissions on the user tables and views in a database. My hope is that executing the "grant"…

Scott Lawrence
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interrogating table lock schemes in T-SQL
Is there some means of querying the system tables to establish which tables are using what locking schemes? I took a look at the columns in sysobjects but nothing jumped out.

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retrieving the name of a user created table type programatically
Running a select on sys.objects for a type I created:
CREATE TYPE [dbo].[IntListType] AS TABLE(
[ID] [int] NULL)
Select * From sysObjects Where Name Like '%listtype%'
I get the names back as follows:
name : TT_IntListType_2E4CAB33
xtype :…

Bas Hamer
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How can I spot in what database is a stored procedure with name 'myStoredProcedure'?
There are bunch of databases to the SQL server I am connected.
How should I query the sysobjects in order to spot in what database a stored procedure with name 'myStoredProcedure' is located ?
The query should return the database name.
Thanks

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Discover primary / unique keys in Sybase ASE
In Sybase ASE, I would like to discover all primary and unique keys. I want to do something similar to what is explained in this answer:
Identifying Sybase tables, fields, keys, constraints
But unfortunately, this doesn't work for me. Somehow the…

Lukas Eder
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Identifying Sybase tables, fields, keys, constraints
I'm trying to set up a Sybase query that will give me the following output:
Table KeyType KeyNumber Column
table1 PK 1 table1_id
table1 FK 2 table2_id
table1 FK 3 …

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Sybase ASE 15.7 - How can I merge objects from two databases into one single database?
I have an application which uses Sybase ASE 15.7 for the underlying database. In older days it was recommended to split the tables and located them in two different databases let's say db1 and db2. I know that there are no naming conflicts which…

Jens Heinitz
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Need to identify a table in all objects in database
I need to identify a table that is mentioned anywhere in database (in stored proc, views, and, etc.). I tried to find a query online, but couldn't find it. Any help would be great!

NonProgrammer
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How to get Column value without knowing column name ? SQL Server
I have table name as @Table_Name
I have column value as @Value but don't have the column name (but that exist at 1st position and can be Seek_id or prov_id ...I have to compare my value with this id )
How can I compare that table column name value…

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Getting Table Information
I am trying to get the table information give a table name so I wrote a query like this:
SELECT so.name, sc.name, st.name, sc.length, CASE WHEN sc.status = 0x80 THEN 'Y' ELSE 'N' END AS IsIdent, ColOrder
FROM Asdim.dbo.sysobjects so
INNER…

peter
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Getting column names from a table
I am trying to get column names for a Given table. So I wrote a query like this:
SELECT sc.Name
FROM Asdim.dbo.sysobjects so
INNER JOIN Asdim.dbo.syscolumns sc ON so.id = sc.id
INNER JOIN Asdim.dbo.systypes st ON…

peter
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