How do you return the column names of a table?

Question

How would I return the column names of a table using SQL Server 2008? i.e. a table contains these columns- id, name, address, country and I want to return these as data.

Answer 1

If you are using 2008 version, try using the code given below:

USE [Database Name]

SELECT COLUMN_NAME,* 

FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS

WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'YourTableName' AND TABLE_SCHEMA='YourSchemaName'