How to list all tables & columns names of a linked-server database in SQL Server?

Question

If it\'s a regular database, i can simply use this query to get a list of all table names and their column names of the database.

use [my_database_name]
GO

         


        

Answer 1

Fully qualify your linked server in your FROM and JOIN, and alias them.

SELECT lst.name AS Table_Name, 
       lsc.name AS Column_Name, 
       lsc.max_length, 
       (schema_id) As Schema_name

FROM [SERVER].[DB].[sys].[tables] lst
    INNER JOIN [SERVER].[DB].[sys].[columns] lsc
        ON lst.OBJECT_ID=lsc.object_id

ORDER BY schema_name, lst.name, lsc.name