sql find by name code example

Example 1: sql server search column name in all tables

SELECT      COLUMN_NAME AS 'ColumnName'
            ,TABLE_NAME AS  'TableName'
FROM        INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE       COLUMN_NAME LIKE '%MyName%'
ORDER BY    TableName
            ,ColumnName;

Example 2: get all tables with column name sql

SELECT      c.name  AS 'ColumnName'
            ,t.name AS 'TableName'
FROM        sys.columns c
JOIN        sys.tables  t   ON c.object_id = t.object_id
WHERE       c.name LIKE '%MyName%'
ORDER BY    TableName
            ,ColumnName;

Example 3: sql find table by name

select table_schema,
       table_name
from information_schema.tables
where table_name like 'payment%'
      and table_schema not in ('information_schema', 'pg_catalog')
      and table_type = 'BASE TABLE'
order by table_name,
         table_schema;

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