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gemisigo
Joined: 11 Mar 2010 Posts: 2170
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[ES] - Copy column names and types from result set |
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You can copy the contents of the result set and it will even copy the column names, which is great for moving the result set contents into eg a csv. For documentation purposes, it would be invaluable if there was a quick way to copy the structure (name and type) of the result set.
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Thu Nov 04, 2021 6:42 am |
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SysOp
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Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 7966
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I guess you mean structure of a dynamic result , not a table or view structure. Am i correct?
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Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:47 am |
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gemisigo
Joined: 11 Mar 2010 Posts: 2170
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Yes, I was referring to the data that could be extracted from the results pane, regardless of how it got there, through a plain ad-hoc query, or running a stored procedure, or whatever else you might do to get a result set.
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Thu Nov 04, 2021 6:28 pm |
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SysOp
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While not exactly what you described, but very very close... top level Execute menu -> Find Column in Results. From there you can copy to clipboard, save to file, open in Excel with all the data types, and more.
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Thu Nov 04, 2021 10:11 pm |
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gemisigo
Joined: 11 Mar 2010 Posts: 2170
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Yes, that could work, but it doesn't because of two significant issues:
1. I cannot copy from there. Neither by Ctrl+c nor using a context menu (the grid in that dialog does not have any). I also cannot select group(s) of columns, only single ones. Neither Ctrl+click nor Shift+click works.
2. That list is ordered alphabetically, which is almost always not in the same order the result set columns are ordered.
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Fri Nov 05, 2021 4:53 am |
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SysOp
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Joined: 26 Nov 2006 Posts: 7966
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By any chance, you are not looking at right-click menu Find Column dialog, are you? The top level Execute menu -> Find Column in Results isn't the same as right-click, it has a different function.

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Fri Nov 05, 2021 9:13 am |
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gemisigo
Joined: 11 Mar 2010 Posts: 2170
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Well, I was. And indeed, they are different. Actually, this is fu... er, I mean funtastic! It does exactly what I need, yet I never knew about this feature. Why did you hide it there?
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Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:43 am |
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