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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T03:51:55+00:00 2026-05-16T03:51:55+00:00

Is there a way to write a query in sql that will return the

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Is there a way to write a query in sql that will return the column names for the table?

e.g. if table Foo had columns bar and baz, this query would return 2 rows with “bar” and “baz” in them.

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    2026-05-16T03:51:56+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 3:51 am

    one way that will work on SQL Server, PostgreSQL and MySQL (might work on others too, will not work on Oracle)

    select * from information_schema.columns
    where table_name = 'Foo'
    
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