i have this saved in my snippets that might help...instead of a linked server you could loop back tot eh current server as well:
SELECT * FROM OPENQUERY( [linked server],'SET FMTONLY OFF; EXEC (''USE DATABASE; DBCC showfilestats WITH NO_INFOMSGS '')')
Lowell
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