Question

I have this sql statement:

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[User]( [UserId] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, 

[FirstName] [varchar](50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL, [MiddleName] 

[varchar](50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_A

What i want is regex code which i can use to get all fields and data type.

So will return something like that:

FirstName varchar

MiddleName varchar

Notes:
The sql statement will always have this format.
I am using .Net to run this regex

Answer 1

You didn’t mention whether the SQL statement is in a string on one line or if it’s spanning multiple lines.

Assuming it’s on one line, this may fit your request:

Dim input As String = "CREATE TABLE [dbo].[User]( [UserId] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL, " & _
                    "[FirstName] [varchar](50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS NOT NULL, [MiddleName] " & _
                    "[varchar](50) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_A"

For Each m As Match In Regex.Matches(input, "\[(?<Field>\w+)\]\s*\[(?<Type>\w+)\]")
    Console.WriteLine("{0} : {1}", m.Groups("Field").Value, m.Groups("Type").Value)
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