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    SatyaKeerthi15
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    I Have Table with columns as 1,2,3,4,5 I need to write query like SELECT * FROM Table where columnName = 2. How can I specify column header in where clause

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      I Have Table with columns as 1,2,3,4,5 I need to write query like SELECT * FROM Table where columnName = 2. How can I specify column header in where clause

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      Blue_Boy
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      Hope this will help you SELECT * FROM information_schema.columns WHERE COLUMN_NAME='YourColumnName'


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        Hope this will help you SELECT * FROM information_schema.columns WHERE COLUMN_NAME='YourColumnName'


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        SatyaKeerthi15
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        It gives column details but not data for that column in specified table.

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          I Have Table with columns as 1,2,3,4,5 I need to write query like SELECT * FROM Table where columnName = 2. How can I specify column header in where clause

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          Jorgen Andersson
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          You don't specify the column in the where clause, you do it in the select clause as:

          SELECT <COLUMNNAME>
          FROM <TABLE>;

          "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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            You don't specify the column in the where clause, you do it in the select clause as:

            SELECT <COLUMNNAME>
            FROM <TABLE>;

            "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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            Jorgen Andersson
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            Forgot to say, in SQLServer you can put squarebrackets [] around stupid columnnames as a temporary fix.

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              You don't specify the column in the where clause, you do it in the select clause as:

              SELECT <COLUMNNAME>
              FROM <TABLE>;

              "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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              SatyaKeerthi15
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              Andersson, did u understand what I meant. I have Table like Srno col1 col2 col3 1 aaaa bbb vvv 2 hjgj yui jhk 3 hkjdf hgjk jkjlk I need to get data for specified column. suppose i sent parameter col2 then bbb,yui,hgjk col3 then vvv,jhk,jkjlk

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                Andersson, did u understand what I meant. I have Table like Srno col1 col2 col3 1 aaaa bbb vvv 2 hjgj yui jhk 3 hkjdf hgjk jkjlk I need to get data for specified column. suppose i sent parameter col2 then bbb,yui,hgjk col3 then vvv,jhk,jkjlk

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                Jorgen Andersson
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                Have you tried SELECT COL2 FROM TABLE? You would get the content from that column like:

                COL2
                bbb
                yui
                hgjk

                If this is not what you need, then you need to elaborate more.

                "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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                  I Have Table with columns as 1,2,3,4,5 I need to write query like SELECT * FROM Table where columnName = 2. How can I specify column header in where clause

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                  Estys
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                  The following discussion will answer your question : http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/3523731/Sqlparameter.aspx[^]

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                    Have you tried SELECT COL2 FROM TABLE? You would get the content from that column like:

                    COL2
                    bbb
                    yui
                    hgjk

                    If this is not what you need, then you need to elaborate more.

                    "When did ignorance become a point of view" - Dilbert

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                    SatyaKeerthi15
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                    Andersson 'SELECT COL2 FROM TABLE' this is basic select query if i know the column name. In my case I don't the column names in table. so if table have column name with col2 then return result otherwise nothing.

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                      The following discussion will answer your question : http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/3523731/Sqlparameter.aspx[^]

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                      SatyaKeerthi15
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                      Thanks Estys but its dynamic query right. Is there any way to use built in key words like column_Name in where clause

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                        Andersson 'SELECT COL2 FROM TABLE' this is basic select query if i know the column name. In my case I don't the column names in table. so if table have column name with col2 then return result otherwise nothing.

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                        Jorgen Andersson
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                        Then you need to use dynamic sql as suggested by Estys.

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                          Thanks Estys but its dynamic query right. Is there any way to use built in key words like column_Name in where clause

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                          Luc Pattyn
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                          a WHERE clause determines which rows are being returned. :)

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                            a WHERE clause determines which rows are being returned. :)

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                            Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, and improve readability.

                            modified on Thursday, July 29, 2010 7:10 AM

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                            SatyaKeerthi15
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                            Sorry... I couldn't get u?

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                              Sorry... I couldn't get u?

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                              Lost User
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                              The WHERE clause isn't used to specify which columns you want to retrieve, but to limit the amount of records returned. It's a filter :) What you want to do can only be done using dynamic SQL. You'll have to know what columns you want to retrieve, or use a wildcard (*) to retrieve them all.

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