computed column formula

Is it possible to retrieve the formula associated with a computed column using t-SQL? I can use COLUMNPROPERTY( id, column, 'IsComputed') to find the computed columns, but how do I get the formula itself?

Thanks,

Mable

sp_helptext 'TableName', 'Computed Column Name'

For eg

CREATE TABLE T(i int, j AS i *2)

INSERT INTO T(i) VALUES(10)
SELECT * FROM T

sp_helptext 'T', 'j'

|||

Thank you! That is just what I needed.

--Mable

computed column formula

Is it possible to retrieve the formula associated with a computed column using t-SQL? I can use COLUMNPROPERTY( id, column, 'IsComputed') to find the computed columns, but how do I get the formula itself?

Thanks,

Mable

sp_helptext 'TableName', 'Computed Column Name'

For eg

CREATE TABLE T(i int, j AS i *2)

INSERT INTO T(i) VALUES(10)
SELECT * FROM T

sp_helptext 'T', 'j'

|||

Thank you! That is just what I needed.

--Mable

Complex Table Problem

I know you can't have a table bound to 2 datasets so what I need is a way to
allow the user to retrieve some results for this year, and then side-by-side
with each column, the results for the previous year are also shown. I have
the parameters, etc working OK, I just need to find a way to get the columns
in the table setup.
EXAMPLE DATA FROM TABLE
Year Dept Applications Interviews
---
2003/4 Admin 56 37
2003/4 HR 12 9
2004/5 Admin 15 3
2004/5 HR 5 1
HOW THE REPORT SHOULD LOOK
Applications Interviews
Team 2003/4 2004/5 2003/4 2004/5
---
Admin 56 15 37 3
HR 12 5 9 1
Can anybody offer any advice on how I can achieve this?
Thanks.On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 01:47:01 -0800, Mark Parter
<MarkParter@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> EXAMPLE DATA FROM TABLE
> Year Dept Applications Interviews
> ---
> 2003/4 Admin 56 37
> 2003/4 HR 12 9
> 2004/5 Admin 15 3
> 2004/5 HR 5 1
> HOW THE REPORT SHOULD LOOK
> Applications Interviews
> Team 2003/4 2004/5 2003/4 2004/5
> ---
> Admin 56 15 37 3
> HR 12 5 9 1
> Can anybody offer any advice on how I can achieve this?
you can't do that in RS, you have to write new select/procedure.
I think you can use INNER JOIN for that.
--
Ing. Branislav Gerzo|||Tis Ok, I've managed to sort it out myself.
"Mark Parter" wrote:
> I know you can't have a table bound to 2 datasets so what I need is a way to
> allow the user to retrieve some results for this year, and then side-by-side
> with each column, the results for the previous year are also shown. I have
> the parameters, etc working OK, I just need to find a way to get the columns
> in the table setup.
> EXAMPLE DATA FROM TABLE
> Year Dept Applications Interviews
> ---
> 2003/4 Admin 56 37
> 2003/4 HR 12 9
> 2004/5 Admin 15 3
> 2004/5 HR 5 1
> HOW THE REPORT SHOULD LOOK
> Applications Interviews
> Team 2003/4 2004/5 2003/4 2004/5
> ---
> Admin 56 15 37 3
> HR 12 5 9 1
> Can anybody offer any advice on how I can achieve this?
> Thanks.
>
>|||That's easy. It is a matrix. column group one is activity(App/Interview)
column group 2 is year
Row group is Department.
"Ing. Branislav Gerzo" wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 01:47:01 -0800, Mark Parter
> <MarkParter@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> > EXAMPLE DATA FROM TABLE
> >
> > Year Dept Applications Interviews
> > ---
> > 2003/4 Admin 56 37
> > 2003/4 HR 12 9
> > 2004/5 Admin 15 3
> > 2004/5 HR 5 1
> >
> > HOW THE REPORT SHOULD LOOK
> >
> > Applications Interviews
> > Team 2003/4 2004/5 2003/4 2004/5
> > ---
> > Admin 56 15 37 3
> > HR 12 5 9 1
> >
> > Can anybody offer any advice on how I can achieve this?
> you can't do that in RS, you have to write new select/procedure.
> I think you can use INNER JOIN for that.
> --
> Ing. Branislav Gerzo
>