Let us see a script that will help check if a Column Exists in a Table. One of the common tasks that developers deal with when working on database-related projects
SQL SERVER – Scripts to Retrieve Column Names
Understanding how to retrieve column names from a table is one of the fundamental operations you should be familiar with.
Masking Functions in SQL Server: What Each One Shows
Dynamic data masking hides values at query time, and the masking functions decide what a reader still sees. This post tests default, email, partial, random and datetime on SQL Server 2025 and shows what each one returns. It also covers adding and dropping a mask on an existing column.
Column-Level Permissions: Hiding One Column From Some Users
Apply SQL Server column-level permissions, test DENY and SELECT behavior, inspect explicit grants, and compare views with data masking.
Swap Columns – SQL in Sixty Seconds #199
Today we will see a quick video on how to swap columns in SQL Server. It is a widespread request. We will learn that in this video.
SQL SERVER – Checking Column Existence Is Different from DROP IF EXISTS
I use COL_LENGTH to Check If a Column Exists in visible metadata. Conditional DROP instead performs a deletion.
max_column_id_used: How Many Columns a Table Once Had
The max_column_id_used column shows how many columns a table ever had. See it grow, find tables that lost columns, and avoid treating column_id as a position.