anonymous2009 (9/21/2012)
Thanks!The link covers Primary Key and Default Constraint, but not the Foreign Key and Unique Constraint.
Do you have any pointers on those?
This may help you to find UNIQUE and Foreign Key Constraints:
SELECT *
FROM information_schema.constraint_column_usage a
LEFT OUTER JOIN information_schema.table_constraints b
ON a.CONSTRAINT_CATALOG = b.CONSTRAINT_CATALOG AND
a.CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA = b.CONSTRAINT_SCHEMA AND
a.TABLE_CATALOG = b.TABLE_CATALOG AND
a.TABLE_SCHEMA = b.TABLE_SCHEMA AND
a.CONSTRAINT_NAME = b.CONSTRAINT_NAME
WHERE CONSTRAINT_TYPE IN ('FOREIGN KEY', 'UNIQUE')
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