Question

How can I get a list of tables in a database without a timestamp column?

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Using INFORMATION SCHEMA views:

select * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES T where NOT EXISTS 
  (
      select 1 
        from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS 
       where TABLE_CATALOG = T.TABLE_CATALOG
         and TABLE_SCHEMA = T.TABLE_SCHEMA
         and TABLE_NAME = T.TABLE_NAME
         and DATA_TYPE = 'timestamp' -- or the literal representing timestamp data type
  )