Get SQL Server schema via a SQL query?

Question

I\'ve inherited a clunky and horribly un-documented site from a bad developer and am trying to get a look at the database schema. Unfortunately the web host is the worst I\'ve e

Answer 1

The INFORMATION_SCHEMA schema is a good place to start:

SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEWS

...and so on.

You might also want to have a look at using SMO, an API to get at the metadata in SQL Server.