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Generate a simple data dictionary for SQL Server; uses the Description extended property.
CREATE PROCEDURE GenerateDataDictionary
@TableName NVARCHAR(MAX)
AS
BEGIN
SELECT
c.name AS ColumnName,
CASE
WHEN c.max_length = -1 THEN dt.name + '(max)'
WHEN dt.name = 'nvarchar' THEN dt.name + '('+CAST(ISNULL(c.max_length,0)/2 AS NVARCHAR)+')'
WHEN dt.name = 'varchar' THEN dt.name + '('+CAST(ISNULL(c.max_length,0) AS nvarchar)+')'
WHEN dt.name = 'nchar' THEN dt.name + '('+CAST(ISNULL(c.max_length,0)/2 AS NVARCHAR)+')'
WHEN dt.name = 'char' THEN dt.name + '('+CAST(ISNULL(c.max_length,0) AS nvarchar)+')'
ELSE dt.name
END AS DataType,
ep.value AS Description
FROM sys.all_columns c
RIGHT OUTER JOIN sys.tables t ON t.object_id = c.object_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.types dt ON dt.system_type_id = c.system_type_id AND dt.name != 'sysname'
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.extended_properties ep ON ep.major_id = t.object_id AND ep.minor_id = c.column_id AND ep.name = 'MS_Description'
WHERE t.name = @TableName
ORDER BY Column_Id
END
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