Several common SQL functions for querying meta information in Sybase ASA

Several common SQL functions for querying meta information in Sybase ASA:

sp_column_privileges Unsupported
sp_columns table-name [, table-owner ] [, table-qualifier] [, column-name] 返回指定列的数据类型
sp_databases Unsupported
sp_datatype_info Unsupported
sp_fkeys pktable_name [, pktable-owner][, pktable-qualifier] [, fktable-name] [, fktable_owner] [, fktable-qualifier] 表的外键信息
sp_pkeys table-name [, table_owner] [, table_qualifier] 表的主键信息
sp_server_info Unsupported
sp_special_columns table_name [, table-owner] [, table-qualifier] [, col-type] 表的标识行的特定列的信息
sp_sproc_columns proc-name [, proc_owner] [, proc-qualifier] [, column-name] 存储过程的输入输出参数信息
sp_stored_procedures [sp-name] [, sp-owner] [, sp-qualifier] 一个或者多个存储过程信息
sp_statistics [table_name] [, table_owner] [, table_qualities] [, index_name] [, is_unique] 表及其索引列的信息
sp_tables table-name [, table-owner] [, table-qualifier] [, table-type] 指定表的信息

Cases:

1. What are the tables in the query database Jagdemo?

sp_tables
current database,creator,tname,ifif SYSTABLE.table_type = 'B,null
'jagdemo','SYS','SYSARTICLE','SYSTEM TABLE',
'jagdemo','SYS','SYSARTICLECOL','SYSTEM TABLE',
'jagdemo','DBA','account','TABLE',
'jagdemo','SYS','SYSREMOTEUSER','SYSTEM TABLE',
'jagdemo','SYS','SYSSUBSCRIPTION','SYSTEM TABLE',
'jagdemo','SYS','SYSUSERMESSAGES','SYSTEM TABLE',
'jagdemo','SYS','SYSUSERTYPE','SYSTEM TABLE',
'jagdemo','SYS','SYSEXTENT','SYSTEM TABLE',
'jagdemo','SYS','SYSREMOTETYPE','SYSTEM TABLE',
'jagdemo','SYS','SYSSQLSERVERTYPE','SYSTEM TABLE',
'jagdemo','SYS','SYSTYPEMAP','SYSTEM TABLE',
'jagdemo','SYS','SYSUSERLIST','VIEW',
'jagdemo','SYS','SYSCOLAUTH','VIEW',
'jagdemo','SYS','SYSINDEXES','VIEW',
'jagdemo','SYS','SYSUSERAUTH','VIEW',

2. Query table Account column information

sp_columns account
jagdemo DBA account balance 7 real 7 4 0 10 0 59 2
jagdemo DBA account student_id 1 char 16 16 0 0