How to get the table name from a field in a join query with MSSQL? (mysql_field_table equivalent)

Question

I'm doing a query manager in Delphi using ADO , I need to know all fields that will be returned by a query, does no matter how complex and how much joins they will have. I want to call a function, that return to me, all fields that will be returned in a specific query, and fields information, like table what is this field from.

In mysql with php, I have the command mysql_field_table , in this command I pass the result object and the field index and this command return the table name for me.

Well, that is my dream, get the table name from a field index in a query like:

SELECT * FROM TableOne Left Join Table2 ON Table2.MasterField = Table1.KeyField

Answer 1

You could use a TADODataSet to fetch the Recordset , iterate the Fields collection, and get the tables/fields names like this:

for I := 0 to ADODataSet1.Recordset.Fields.Count - 1 do
begin
  TableName := ADODataSet1.Recordset.Fields[i].Properties['BASETABLENAME'].Value;
  FieldName := ADODataSet1.Recordset.Fields[i].Properties['BASECOLUMNNAME'].Value;
end;