database-management

I use Squirrel SQL to connect to a JavaDB/Derby database on my desktop. I can run SQL queries. But how can I list all tables in the database? And preferably all column and column types. You can do it easily from the GUI. After you open your session, click the Objects tab, then expand the tree. Expand the db, schema, and then table nodes, and you'll see all of your tables. If you click on a particular table node, a table will open to the right. By clicking the Columns tab, you can get the column names, types, and other meta data. Or are you looking for SQL commands? Sometimes I noticed that

Is it possible to list information about the files (MDF/LDF) of all databases on an SQL Server? I'd like to get a list showing which database is using what files on the local disk. What I tried: exec sp_databases all databases select * from sys.databases shows a lot of information about each database - but unfortunately it doesn't show the files used by each database. select * from sys.database_files shows the mdf/ldf files of the master database - but not the other databases You can use sys.master_files . Contains a row per file of a database as stored in the master database. This is a single

I am using Microsoft SQL Database Management Studio and it will not allow me to use the strftime() function to run a query. I have to create a table by months with new users and unsubscribers for each month. This is what I had essentially which creates the error: SELECT strftime('%m', createddate) AS 'Month', COUNT(createddate) AS 'Subscribers', COUNT(dateunsubscribed) AS 'UNsubscribers' FROM subscriber GROUP BY 1 ORDER BY 1; how else could I run this query without strftime() or how can I get strftime() to work? strftime is a mysql function, and isn't available in Microsoft's sql-server . For