Find the number of columns in a table

Question

It is possible to find the number of rows in a table:

select count(*) from tablename

Is it possible to find the number of columns in a tabl

Answer 1

SELECT TABLE_SCHEMA
    , TABLE_NAME
    , number = COUNT(*) 
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
GROUP BY TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME;

This one worked for me.