Find Out Whether a Specific Column Exists in a Database Table
<% Dim oField ' As ADODB.Field Dim oRecordset ' As ADODB.Recordset Dim oConn ' As ADODB.Connection Dim nameToCheck Dim nameExists ' The column name you're looking for nameToCheck = "ID" nameExists = false ' Create connection Set oConn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection") oConn.Open "YourConnectionString" Set oRecordset = oConn.Execute("SELECT * FROM YourTable") For Each oField In oRecordset.Fields If oField.Name = nameToCheck Then nameExists = True Exit For End If Next oRecordset.Close() oConn.Close() Set oConn = Nothing Set oRecordset = Nothing Response.Write("Field " & nameToCheck & " found: " & nameExists) %>
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Date Posted | 03/15/2004 16:33 |
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