How to get table and column names from existing sql server snapshot/backup file

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Hi,
We are designing a windows application where we need to 'Get table and column names from existing sql server snapshot file or backup file' .
Does anybody know how it can be done.

Please provide help.
Thank you. :)

Posted 19-Jan-10 20:04pm

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Updated 19-Jan-10 20:05pm

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Rutvik Dave · Answer 1 · 2010-04-05T08:23:00

I might be wrong but, I dont think you can read from the backup file directly, without attaching it to the sql server engine. you need to restore somewhere as a temp database and then you can read all the information from Select * From Information_Schema.Tables and Select * From Information_Schema.Columns views...