SQL Server: Find out default value of a column with a query
How can I find out the default value of a column in a table using a SQL query?
By using this stored procedure:
sp_columns @tablename
I get some information on the columns of a particular table but the default value of the columns is missing, How can I get it?
You can find the stored definition with the below (remember to adjust the column and table name to find to be ones relevant to your environment!)
SELECT object_definition(default_object_id) AS definition
FROM sys.columns
WHERE name ='colname'
AND object_id = object_id('dbo.tablename')
I use INFORMATION_SCHEMA
table like this:
SELECT
TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME, COLUMN_NAME, COLUMN_DEFAULT
FROM
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE
TABLE_SCHEMA = @SchemaName
AND TABLE_NAME = @TableName
AND COLUMN_NAME = @ColumnName;