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VIEWS (Transact-SQL) | Microsoft Docs |
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03/15/2017 |
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sql-non-specified |
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language-reference |
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VIEWS view |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEWS view |
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BYHAM |
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rickbyh |
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jhubbard |
[!INCLUDEtsql-appliesto-ss2008-all_md]
Returns one row for views that can be accessed by the current user in the current database.
To retrieve information from these views, specify the fully qualified name of **INFORMATION_SCHEMA.**view_name.
| Column name |
Data type |
Description |
| TABLE_CATALOG |
nvarchar(128) |
View qualifier. |
| TABLE_SCHEMA |
nvarchar(128) |
Name of schema that contains the view.
** Important ** Do not use INFORMATION_SCHEMA views to determine the schema of an object. The only reliable way to find the schema of a object is to query the sys.objects catalog view. |
| TABLE_NAME |
nvarchar(128) |
View name. |
| VIEW_DEFINITION |
nvarchar(4000) |
If the length of definition is larger than nvarchar(4000), this column is NULL. Otherwise, this column is the view definition text. |
| CHECK_OPTION |
varchar(7) |
Type of WITH CHECK OPTION. Is CASCADE if the original view was created by using the WITH CHECK OPTION. Otherwise, NONE is returned. |
| IS_UPDATABLE |
varchar(2) |
Specifies whether the view is updatable. Always returns NO. |
System Views (Transact-SQL)
Information Schema Views (Transact-SQL)
sys.sql_modules (Transact-SQL)
sys.views (Transact-SQL)