Common Objects Configuration Functions @@CONNECTIONS RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Number of opened or attempted connections @@DATEFIRST RETURN_VALUE tinyint RETURN_VALUE Current value of the SET DATEFIRST parameter @@DBTS RETURN_VALUE varbinary RETURN_VALUE Current value of the timestamp data type @@LANGUAGE RETURN_VALUE nvarchar RETURN_VALUE Name of the language currently in use @@LANGID RETURN_VALUE smallint RETURN_VALUE ID of the language currently in use @@LOCK_TIMEOUT RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Lock time-out setting for the current session @@MAX_CONNECTIONS RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Max number of simultaneous user connections @@MAX_PRECISION RETURN_VALUE tinyint RETURN_VALUE Precision level used by decimal and numeric data types @@NESTLEVEL RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Nesting level of the current store procedure execution @@OPTIONS RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Information about the current SET options @@REMSERVER RETURN_VALUE nvarchar(128) RETURN_VALUE Name of the remote SQL Server database server @@SPID RETURN_VALUE smallint RETURN_VALUE ID of the current user process @@SERVERNAME RETURN_VALUE nvarchar RETURN_VALUE Name of the local server running SQL Server @@SERVICENAME RETURN_VALUE nvarchar RETURN_VALUE Name of the registry key under which SQL Server is running @@TEXTSIZE RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Current value of the TEXTSIZE option @@VERSION RETURN_VALUE nvarchar RETURN_VALUE Date, version and processor type for the current installation Cursor Functions @@CURSOR_ROWS RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Number of qualifying rows in the last cursor opened @@FETCH_STATUS RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Status of the last cursor FETCH statement issued against any cursor CURSOR_STATUS RETURN_VALUE smallint RETURN_VALUE @param1 varchar input cursor_name nvarchar input A scalar function that shows whether or not the procedure has returned a cursor and result set for a given parameter Date and Time Functions DATEADD RETURN_VALUE datetime RETURN_VALUE datepart input number int input date datetime input Returns a new datetime value based on adding an interval to the specified date DATEDIFF RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE datepart input startdate datetime input enddate datetime input Returns the number of date and time boundaries crossed between two specified dates DATENAME RETURN_VALUE nvarchar RETURN_VALUE datepart input date datetime input Returns a character string representing the specified datepart of the specified date DATEPART RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE datepart input date datetime input Returns an integer representing the specified datepart of the specified date DAY RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE date datetime input Returns an integer representing the day datepart of the specified date GETDATE RETURN_VALUE datetime RETURN_VALUE Returns the current system date and time MONTH RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE date datetime input Returns an integer that represents the month part of a specified date YEAR RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE date datetime input Returns an integer that represents the year part of a specified date GETUTCDATE RETURN_VALUE datetime RETURN_VALUE Returns the datetime value representing the current UTC time Mathematical Functions ABS RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE numeric_expression numeric input Returns the absolute, positive value of the given numeric expression ACOS RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE float_expression real input Returns the angle, in radians, whose cosine is the given float expression ASIN RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE float_expression real input Returns the angle, in radians, whose sine is the given float expression ATAN RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE float_expression float input Returns the angle in radians whose tangent is the given float expression ATN2 RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE float_expression1 float input float_expression2 float input Returns the angle, in radians, whose tangent is between the two given float expressions CEILING RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE numeric_expression numeric input Returns the smallest integer greater than, or equal to, the given numeric expression COS RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE float_expression float input Returns the trigonometric cosine of the given angle (in radians) in the given expression COT RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE float_expression float input Returns the trigonometric cotangent of the specified angle (in radians) in the given float expression DEGREES RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE numeric_expression numeric input Given an angle in radians, returns the corresponding angle in degrees EXP RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE float_expression float input Returns the exponential value of the given float expression FLOOR RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE numeric_expression numeric input Returns the largest integer less than or equal to the given numeric expression LOG RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE float_expression float input Returns the natural logarithm of the given float expression LOG10 RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE float_expression float input Returns the base-10 logarithm of the given float expression PI RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE Returns the constant value of PI POWER RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE numeric_expression numeric input Y numeric input Returns the value of the given expression to the specified power RADIANS RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE numeric_expression numeric input Returns radians when a numeric expression, in degrees, is entered RAND RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE seed int input Returns a random float value from 0 through 1 ROUND RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE numeric_expression numeric input length int input function int input Returns a numeric expression, rounded to the specified length or precision SIGN RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE numeric_expression numeric input Returns the positive (+1), zero (0), or negative (-1) sign of the given expression SIN RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE float_expression float input Returns the trigonometric sine of the given angle (in radians) in an approximate numeric (float) expression SQUARE RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE float_expression float input Returns the square of the given expression SQRT RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE float_expression float input Returns the square root of the given expression TAN RETURN_VALUE float RETURN_VALUE float_expression real input Returns the tangent of the input expression Aggregate Functions SUM RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE expression numeric input The sum of the input values MIN RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE expression numeric input The lowest of the input values MAX RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE expression numeric input The highest of the input values COUNT RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE expression input The number of input values (int) COUNT(*) 1 RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Number of selected rows (int) COUNT_BIG RETURN_VALUE bigint RETURN_VALUE expression input The number of input values (bigint) COUNT_BIG(*) 1 RETURN_VALUE bigint RETURN_VALUE Number of selected rows (bigint) AVG RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE expression numeric input Returns the average of the values in a group. Null values are ignored. STDEV RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE expression numeric input Returns the statistical standard deviation of all values in the given expression STDEVP RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE expression numeric input Returns the statistical standard deviation for the population for all values in the given expression VAR RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE expression numeric input Returns the statistical variance of all values in the given expression VARP RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE expression numeric input Returns the statistical variance for the population for all values in the given expression. BINARY_CHECKSUM RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE expression numeric input Returns the binary checksum value computed over a row of a table or over a list of expressions. CHECKSUM RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE expression numeric input Returns the checksum value computed over a row of a table, or over a list of expressions. CHECKSUM_AGG RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE expression numeric input Returns the checksum of the values in a group. GROUPING RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE column_name sysname input Causes an additional column to be output with a value of 1 or 0. Metadata Functions COL_LENGTH RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE table nvarchar input column nvarchar input Returns the defined length of a column COL_NAME RETURN_VALUE sysname RETURN_VALUE table_id int input column_id int input Returns the name of a database column COLUMNPROPERTY RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE id int input column nvarchar input property nvarchar input Returns information about a column or procedure parameter DATABASEPROPERTY RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE database nvarchar(128) input property nvarchar input Returns the named database property value for the given database and property name DATABASEPROPERTYEX RETURN_VALUE sql_variant RETURN_VALUE database nvarchar(128) input property nvarchar(128) input Returns the current setting of the specified database option or property for the specified database DB_ID RETURN_VALUE smallint RETURN_VALUE database nvarchar input Returns the database identification (ID) number DB_NAME RETURN_VALUE nvarchar(128) RETURN_VALUE database_id smallint input Returns the database name FILE_ID RETURN_VALUE smallint RETURN_VALUE file_name nchar(128) input Returns the file identification number (file ID) for the given logical file name FILE_NAME RETURN_VALUE nvarchar(128) RETURN_VALUE file_id smallint input Returns the logical file name for the given file identification number (ID) FILEGROUP_ID RETURN_VALUE smallint RETURN_VALUE filegroup_name nvarchar(128) input Returns the filegroup identification number (ID) for the given filegroup name FILEGROUP_NAME RETURN_VALUE nvarchar(128) RETURN_VALUE filegroup_id smallint input Returns the filegroup name for the given filegroup identification number (ID) FILEGROUPPROPERTY RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE filegroup_name nvarchar(128) input property varchar(128) input Returns the specified filegroup property value when given a filegroup and property name FILEPROPERTY RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE file_name nchar(128) input property varchar(128) input Returns the specified file name property value when given a file name and property name FULLTEXTCATALOGPROPERTY RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE catalog_name nchar(128) input property varchar(128) input Returns information about full-text catalog properties FULLTEXTSERVICEPROPERTY RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE property varchar(128) input Returns information about full-text service-level properties INDEX_COL RETURN_VALUE nchar RETURN_VALUE table nvarchar input index_id int input key_id int input Returns the indexed column name INDEXKEY_PROPERTY RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE table_id int input index_id int input key_id int input property varchar(128) input Returns information about the index key INDEXPROPERTY RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE table_id int input index nvarchar(128) input property varchar(128) input Returns the named index property value given a table identification number, index name, and property name OBJECT_ID RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE object nchar input Returns the database object identification number OBJECT_NAME RETURN_VALUE nchar RETURN_VALUE object_id int input Returns the database object name OBJECTPROPERTY RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE id int input property varchar(128) input Returns information about objects in the current database @@PROCID RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Returns the stored procedure identifier (ID) of the current procedure TYPEPROPERTY RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE type nvarchar input property varchar(128) input Returns information about a data type INDEXKEY_PROPERTY RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE table_id int input index_id int input key_id int input property varchar input Returns information about the index key SQL_VARIANT_PROPERTY RETURN_VALUE sql_variant RETURN_VALUE expression sql_variant input property varchar(128) input Returns the base data type and other information about a sql_variant value fn_listextendedproperty TABLE_RETURN_VALUE TABLE_RETURN_VALUE property_name sysname input level0_object_type varchar(128) input level0_object_name sysname input level1_object_type varchar(128) input level1_object_name sysname input level2_object_type varchar(128) input level2_object_name sysname input Returns extended property values of database objects Security Functions IS_MEMBER RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE group_or_role sysname input Indicates whether the current user is a member of the specified NT group or SQL Server role IS_SRVROLEMEMBER RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE role sysname input login sysname input Indicates whether the current user login is a member of the specified server role SUSER_ID RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE login nchar input Returns the user's login identification number SUSER_NAME RETURN_VALUE nchar RETURN_VALUE server_user_id int input Returns the user's login identification name SUSER_SID RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE login sysname input Returns the security identification number(SID) for the user's login name SUSER_SNAME RETURN_VALUE nchar RETURN_VALUE server_user_id is varbinary(85) input Returns the login identification name from a user's security identification number(SID) USER_ID RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE user nchar input Returns a user's database identification number USER_NAME RETURN_VALUE nchar RETURN_VALUE id int input Returns a user database username from a given identification number USER 1 RETURN_VALUE char RETURN_VALUE Allows a system-supplied value for the current user's database username to be inserted into a table HAS_DBACCESS RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE database_name sysname input Returns information about whether the user has access to the specified database fn_trace_geteventinfo TABLE_RETURN_VALUE TABLE_RETURN_VALUE trace_id int input Returns information about the events being traced fn_trace_getfilterinfo TABLE_RETURN_VALUE TABLE_RETURN_VALUE trace_id int input Returns information about the filters applied to a specified trace fn_trace_getinfo TABLE_RETURN_VALUE TABLE_RETURN_VALUE trace_id int input Returns information about a specified trace or existing traces fn_trace_gettable TABLE_RETURN_VALUE TABLE_RETURN_VALUE filename nvarchar(256) input numfiles int input Returns trace file information in a table format String Functions ASCII RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE character_expression varchar input Returns the ASCII code value of the leftmost character of a character expression CHAR RETURN_VALUE char(1) RETURN_VALUE integer_expression int input A string function that converts an int ASCII code to a character CHARINDEX RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE expression1 varchar input expression2 varchar input start_location int input Returns the starting position of the specified expression in a character string DIFFERENCE RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE character_expression1 varchar input character_expression2 varchar input Returns the difference between the SOUNDEX values of two character expressions as an integer LEFT RETURN_VALUE varchar RETURN_VALUE character_expression varchar input integer_expression int input Returns the part of a character string starting at a specified number of characters from the left LEN RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE string_expression varchar input Returns the number of characters, rather than the number of bytes, of the given string expression, excluding trailing blanks LOWER RETURN_VALUE varchar RETURN_VALUE character_expression varchar input Returns a character expression after converting uppercase character data to lowercase LTRIM RETURN_VALUE varchar RETURN_VALUE character_expression varchar input Returns a character expression after removing leading blanks NCHAR RETURN_VALUE nchar(1) RETURN_VALUE integer_expression int input Returns the Unicode character with the given integer code, as defined by the Unicode standard PATINDEX RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE pattern varchar input expression varchar input Returns starting position of first occurrence of a pattern in a specified expression, or zeros if pattern is not found REPLACE RETURN_VALUE varchar RETURN_VALUE string_expression1 varchar input string_expression2 varchar input string_expression3 varchar input Replaces all occurrences of the second given string expression in the first string expression with a third expression QUOTENAME RETURN_VALUE nvarchar(129) RETURN_VALUE character_string sysname input quote_character varchar input Returns a Unicode string with the delimiters added to make the input string a valid delimited identifier REPLICATE RETURN_VALUE varchar RETURN_VALUE character_expression varchar input integer_expression int input Repeats a character expression a specified number of times REVERSE RETURN_VALUE varchar RETURN_VALUE character_expression varchar input Returns the reverse of a character expression RIGHT RETURN_VALUE varchar RETURN_VALUE character_expression varchar input integer_expression int input Returns the part of a character string starting a specified number of integer_expression characters from the right RTRIM RETURN_VALUE varchar RETURN_VALUE character_expression varchar input Returns a character string after removing all trailing blanks SOUNDEX RETURN_VALUE char RETURN_VALUE character_expression varchar input Returns a four-character (SOUNDEX) code to evaluate the similarity of two strings SPACE RETURN_VALUE char RETURN_VALUE integer_expression int input Returns a string of repeated spaces STR RETURN_VALUE char RETURN_VALUE float_expression float input length int input decimal int input Returns character data converted from numeric data STUFF RETURN_VALUE varchar RETURN_VALUE character_expression1 varchar input start int input length int input character_expression1 varchar input Deletes a specified length of characters and inserts another set of characters at a specified starting point SUBSTRING RETURN_VALUE varchar_nvarchar_varbinary RETURN_VALUE expression1 varchar_nvarchar_varbinary input start int input length int input Returns part of a character, binary, text, or image expression UNICODE RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE ncharacter_expression nvarchar input Returns the integer value, as defined by the Unicode standard, for the first character of the input expression UPPER RETURN_VALUE varchar RETURN_VALUE character_expression varchar input Returns a character expression with lowercase character data converted to uppercase System Functions APP_NAME RETURN_VALUE nvarchar(128) RETURN_VALUE Returns the application name for the current session if set by the application CASE RETURN_VALUE boolean RETURN_VALUE input_expression expression input Evaluates a list of conditions and returns one of multiple possible result expressions CAST RETURN_VALUE RETURN_VALUE expression input type_name input Explicitly converts an expression of one data type to another COALESCE RETURN_VALUE RETURN_VALUE expression input Returns the first nonnull expression among its arguments CONVERT RETURN_VALUE RETURN_VALUE data_type input expression input style varchar input Explicitly converts an expression of one data type to another CURRENT_TIMESTAMP 1 RETURN_VALUE datetime RETURN_VALUE Returns the current date and time. This function is equivalent to GETDATE() CURRENT_USER 1 RETURN_VALUE sysname RETURN_VALUE Returns the current user. This function is equivalent to USER_NAME() DATALENGTH RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE expression input Returns the number of bytes used to represent any expression @@ERROR RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Returns the error number for the last Transact-SQL statement executed FORMATMESSAGE RETURN_VALUE nvarchar RETURN_VALUE msg_number int input param_value input Constructs a message from an existing message in sysmessages GETANSINULL RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE database nchar input Returns the default nullability for the database for this session HOST_ID RETURN_VALUE char(8) RETURN_VALUE Returns the workstation identification number HOST_NAME RETURN_VALUE nchar RETURN_VALUE Returns the workstation name IDENT_INCR RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE table_or_view nvarchar input Returns the increment value specified during the creation of an identity column in a table or view that has an identity column IDENT_SEED RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE table_or_view nvarchar input Returns the seed value specified during the creation of an identity column in a table or a view that has an identity column @@IDENTITY RETURN_VALUE numeric RETURN_VALUE Returns the last-inserted identity value IDENTITY RETURN_VALUE nvarchar RETURN_VALUE data_type input seed int input increment int input Used in a SELECT statement with an INTO table clause to insert an identity column into a new table ISDATE RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE expression varchar input Determines whether an input expression is a valid date ISNULL RETURN_VALUE RETURN_VALUE check_expression input replacement_value input Replaces NULL with the specified replacement value ISNUMERIC RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE expression input Determines whether an expression is a valid numeric type NEWID RETURN_VALUE uniqueidentifier RETURN_VALUE Creates a unique value of type uniqueidentifier NULLIF RETURN_VALUE RETURN_VALUE expression1 input expression2 input Returns a null value if the two specified expressions are equivalent PARSENAME RETURN_VALUE nchar RETURN_VALUE object_name sysname input object_piece int input Returns the specified part of an object name PERMISSIONS RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE objectid int input column nvarchar input Returns a value containing a bitmap that indicates the statement, object, or column permissions for the current user @@ROWCOUNT RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Returns the number of rows affected by the last statement ROWCOUNT_BIG RETURN_VALUE bigint RETURN_VALUE Returns the number of rows affected by the last statement executed (bigint) SESSION_USER 1 RETURN_VALUE nchar RETURN_VALUE Allow system-supplied value for current session's username to be inserted into a table when no default value is specified STATS_DATE RETURN_VALUE datetime RETURN_VALUE table_id int input index_id int input Returns the date that the statistics for the specified index were last updated SYSTEM_USER 1 RETURN_VALUE nchar RETURN_VALUE Allows a system-supplied value for the current system username to be inserted into a table when no default value is specified @@TRANCOUNT RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Returns the number of active transactions for the current connection USER_NAME RETURN_VALUE nchar RETURN_VALUE id int input Returns a user database username from a given identification number COLLATIONPROPERTY RETURN_VALUE sql_variant RETURN_VALUE collation_name nvarchar(128) input property varchar(128) input Returns the property of a given collation SCOPE_IDENTITY RETURN_VALUE sql_variant RETURN_VALUE Returns the last IDENTITY value inserted into an IDENTITY column in the same scope SERVERPROPERTY RETURN_VALUE sql_variant RETURN_VALUE propertyname nvarchar input Returns property information about the server instance SESSIONPROPERTY RETURN_VALUE sql_variant RETURN_VALUE option nvarchar input Returns the SET options settings of a session fn_helpcollations TABLE_RETURN_VALUE TABLE_RETURN_VALUE Returns a list of all the collations supported by Microsoft SQL Server 2000 fn_servershareddrives TABLE_RETURN_VALUE TABLE_RETURN_VALUE Returns the names of the shared drives that can be used by the clustered server fn_virtualservernodes TABLE_RETURN_VALUE TABLE_RETURN_VALUE Returns the list of nodes on which the virtual server can run System Statistical Functions @@CPU_BUSY RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Returns the time in milliseconds that the CPU has spent working since server was last started @@IDLE RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Returns the time in milliseconds that server has been idle since last started @@IO_BUSY RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Returns the time in milliseconds that server has spent performing input and output operations since it was last started @@PACK_RECEIVED RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Returns the number of input packets read from the network by server since last started @@PACK_SENT RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Returns the number of output packets written to the network by server since last started @@PACKET_ERRORS RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Returns the number of network packet errors that have occurred on server connections since server was last started @@TIMETICKS RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Returns the number of microseconds per tick @@TOTAL_ERRORS RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Returns the number of disk read/write errors encountered by server since last started @@TOTAL_READ RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Returns the number of disk reads (not cache reads) by server since last started @@TOTAL_WRITE RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE Returns the number of disk writes by server since last started fn_virtualfilestats TABLE_RETURN_VALUE TABLE_RETURN_VALUE database_id int input file_id int input Returns I/O statistics for database files, including log files Text and Image Functions PATINDEX RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE pattern nvarchar input expression nvarchar input Returns starting position of first occurrence of a pattern in a specified expression, or zeros if pattern is not found TEXTPTR RETURN_VALUE varbinary RETURN_VALUE column input Returns the text-pointer value that corresponds to a text, ntext, or image column in varbinary format TEXTVALID RETURN_VALUE int RETURN_VALUE table.column nvarchar input text_ptr input A text, ntext, or image function that checks whether a given text pointer is valid Rowset CONTAINSTABLE RETURN_ROWSET RETURN_ROWSET table input column input contains_search_condition varchar input top_n_by_rank int input Returns a table for those columns containing character-based data types for precise or fuzzy matches to single words and phrases FREETEXTTABLE RETURN_ROWSET RETURN_ROWSET table input column input freetext_string varchar input top_n_by_rank int input Returns a table for those columns containing character-based data types for values that match the meaning but not the exact wording of the text OPENQUERY RETURN_ROWSET RETURN_ROWSET linked_server input query varchar input Executes the specified pass-through query on the given linked server, which is an OLE DB data source OPENROWSET RETURN_ROWSET RETURN_ROWSET provider_name varchar input provider_string varchar input Object input query varchar input A one-time, ad hoc method of connecting and accessing remote data using OLE DB OPENDATASOURCE RETURN_ROWSET RETURN_ROWSET provider_name varchar input init_string varchar input Provides ad hoc connection information as part of a four-part object name without using a linked server name OPENXML RETURN_ROWSET RETURN_ROWSET idoc int input rowpattern nvarchar input flags byte input Provides a rowset view over an XML document System Data Types bigint 63 127 8 0 19 Integer (whole number) data from -2^63 through 2^63-1 binary 45 173 8000 NULL 8000 Fixed-length binary data with a maximum length of 8,000 bytes bit 50 104 1 0 1 Integer data with either a 1 or 0 value char 47 175 8000 NULL 8000 Fixed-length non-Unicode character data with a maximum length of 8,000 characters cursor 61 61 8 3 23 A data type for variables or stored procedure OUTPUT parameters that contain a reference to a cursor datetime 61 61 8 3 23 Date and time data from January 1, 1753, through December 31, 9999 decimal 55 106 17 38 38 Fixed precision and scale numeric data from -10^38 -1 through 10^38 -1 float 62 62 8 NULL 53 Floating precision number data from -1.79E + 308 through 1.79E + 308 image 34 34 16 NULL NULL Variable-length binary data with a maximum length of 2^31 - 1 bytes int 56 56 4 0 10 Integer (whole number) data from -2^31 through 2^31 - 1 money 60 60 8 4 19 Monetary data values from -2^63 through 2^63 - 1, with accuracy to a ten-thousandth of a monetary unit nchar 47 239 8000 NULL 4000 Fixed-length Unicode data with a maximum length of 4,000 characters ntext 35 99 16 NULL NULL Variable-length Unicode data with a maximum length of 2^30 - 1 characters numeric 63 108 17 38 38 A synonym for decimal nvarchar 39 231 8000 NULL 4000 Variable-length Unicode data with a maximum length of 4,000 characters real 59 59 4 NULL 24 Floating precision number data from -3.40E + 38 through 3.40E + 38 rowversion 61 61 8 3 23 A database-wide unique number smalldatetime 58 58 4 0 16 Date and time data from January 1, 1900, through June 6, 2079 smallint 52 52 2 0 5 Integer data from 2^15 through 2^15 - 1 smallmoney 122 122 4 4 10 Monetary data values from -214,748.3648 through +214,748.3647 sql_variant 39 98 8016 0 0 A data type that stores values of various SQL Server-supported data types, except text, ntext, timestamp, and sql_variant sysname 39 231 256 NULL 128 system-supplied user-defined data type that is a synonym for nvarchar(128) table 61 61 8 3 23 A special data type that can be used to store a result set for later processing text 35 35 16 NULL NULL Variable-length non-Unicode data with a maximum length of 2^31 - 1 characters timestamp 45 189 8 NULL 8 A database-wide unique number tinyint 48 48 1 0 3 Integer data from 0 through 255 uniqueidentifier 37 36 16 NULL 16 A globally unique identifier (GUID) varbinary 37 165 8000 NULL 8000 Variable-length binary data with a maximum length of 2^31 - 1 bytes varchar 39 167 8000 NULL 8000 Variable-length non-Unicode data with a maximum of 8,000 characters