Improve DB field_data() for MSSQL / SQL Server

1 files changed, 30 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
index 53f2e55ea..0ae8d7b6a 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
@@ -344,22 +344,45 @@ class CI_DB_mssql_driver extends CI_DB {
 	 */
 	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
-		return "SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns WHERE TABLE_NAME = '".$table."'";
+		return "SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns WHERE TABLE_NAME = '".$table."'";
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 	/**
-	 * Field data query
-	 *
-	 * Generates a platform-specific query so that the column data can be retrieved
+	 * Returns an object with field data
 	 *
 	 * @param	string	$table
-	 * @return	string
+	 * @return	array
 	 */
-	protected function _field_data($table)
+	public function field_data($table = '')
 	{
-		return 'SELECT TOP 1 * FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table);
+		if ($table === '')
+		{
+			return ($this->db_debug) ? $this->display_error('db_field_param_missing') : FALSE;
+		}
+
+		$sql = 'SELECT COLUMN_NAME, DATA_TYPE, CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH, NUMERIC_PRECISION, COLUMN_DEFAULT
+			FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Columns
+			WHERE TABLE_NAME = '.$this->escape($table);
+
+		if (($query = $this->query($sql)) === FALSE)
+		{
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+		$query = $query->result_object();
+
+		$retval = array();
+		for ($i = 0, $c = count($query); $i < $c; $i++)
+		{
+			$retval[$i]			= new stdClass();
+			$retval[$i]->name		= $query[$i]->COLUMN_NAME;
+			$retval[$i]->type		= $query[$i]->DATA_TYPE;
+			$retval[$i]->max_length		= ($query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH > 0) ? $query[$i]->NUMERIC_PRECISION : $query[$i]->CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH;
+			$retval[$i]->default		= $query[$i]->COLUMN_DEFAULT;
+		}
+
+		return $retval;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------