Identify Column Data Types

Use the following queries to list a result set of all column data types to any specified database. In the 2nd query, you will see a result set based on all text based data type columns in your database (XML data type not included). Modify accordingly.

Security for SQL Server User Defined Data Types

I have a group of developers that I support and they are reporting they cannot see columns within their tables. I have granted them db_datareader permissions which is a standard at my company for QA environments. Why can't they see their column definitions? Check out this tip to learn more.

Converting Large Object Data Types

Eliminate pesky legacy TEXT, NTEXT and IMAGE data types with this handy script.

Exploring the Varbinary Type

A brief look at the Varbinary data type and its uses in SQL Server for beginners.

SQL Server Data Type Precedence

I am executing a simple query/stored procedure from my application against a large table and it's taking a long time to execute. The column I'm using in my WHERE clause is indexed and it's very selective. The search column is not wrapped in a function so that's not the issue. What could be going wrong?

Exact and Approximate

Data Typing Quandry

A question on Data Types

Date and Time

data type precedence!