master database (only the sysfiles1 system table is stored in each database).
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syscursorcolumns |
Contains the list of server cursor’s columns. This table is stored in the master database. The syscursorcolumns table is used by the sp_describe_cursor_columns system stored procedure to report the attributes of the columns in the result set of a SQL Server cursor.
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Column name |
Data type |
Description |
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cursor_handle |
int |
A unique value for the cursor within the scope of the server. |
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column_name |
sysname, nullable |
The column name. The column is NULL if the column was specified without an accompanying AS clause. |
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ordinal_position |
int |
Relative position of the column. The first column is in position 1. The value for any hidden columns is 0. |
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column_characteristics_flags |
int |
A bitmask indicating the information stored in DBCOLUMNFLAGS in OLE DB. Can be one of the following:
1 = Bookmark |
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column_size |
int |
Maximum possible size for a value in this column. |
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data_type_sql |
smallint |
Number indicating the SQL Server data type of the column. |
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column_precision |
tinyint |
Maximum precision of the column as per the bPrecision value in OLE DB. |
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column_scale |
tinyint |
Number of digits to the right of the decimal point for the numeric or decimal data types as per the bScale value in OLE DB. |
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order_position |
int |
If the column participates in the ordering of the result set, the position of the column in the order key relative to the leftmost column. |
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order_direction |
varchar(1), nullable |
A = The column is in the order key and the ordering is ascending. D = The column is in the order key and the ordering is descending. NULL = The column does not participate in ordering. |
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hidden_column |
smallint |
If a value of 0, this column appears in the select list. The value 1 is reserved for future use. |
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columnid |
int |
Column ID of the base column. If the result set column was built from an expression, columnid is -1. |
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objectid |
int |
Object ID of the base table supplying the column. If the result set column was built from an expression, objectid is -1. |
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dbid |
int |
ID of the database containing the base table supplying the column. If the result set column was built from an expression, dbid is -1. |
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dbname |
sysname, nullable |
Name of the database containing the base table supplying the column. If the result set column was built from an expression, dbname is NULL. |