What is the SQL command to return the field names of a table?

Question

Say I have a table called myTable. What is the SQL command to return all of the field names of this table? If the answer is database specific then I need SQL Server right

Answer 1

MySQL

describe tablename

Answer 2

For those looking for an answer in Oracle:

SELECT column_name FROM user_tab_columns WHERE table_name = 'TABLENAME'

Answer 3

MySQL is the same:

select COLUMN_NAME from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS where TABLE_NAME = 'tablename'

Answer 4

PostgreSQL understands the

select column_name from information_schema.columns where table_name = 'myTable'

syntax. If you're working in the psql shell, you can also use

\d myTable

for a description (columns, and their datatypes and constraints)

Answer 5

In Sybase SQL Anywhere, the columns and table information are stored separately, so you need a join:

select c.column_name from systabcol c 
       key join systab t on t.table_id=c.table_id 
       where t.table_name='tablename'

Answer 6

This is also MySQL Specific:

show fields from [tablename];

this doesnt just show the table names but it also pulls out all the info about the fields.