find columns and tables in a view SELECT vObj.name AS vName, vObj.id AS vID, vObj.xtype AS vType, dep.depid, dep.depnumber, tObj.name AS tName, col.colid, col.name AS cName FROM sysobjects vObj LEFT OUTER JOIN sysdepends dep ON vObj.id = dep.id LEFT OUTER JOIN sysobjects tObj ON dep.depid = tObj.id LEFT OUTER JOIN syscolumns col ON dep.depnumber = col.colid AND tObj.id = col.id WHERE vObj.xtype = 'V' And vObj.category = 0 and vObj.name = 'vw1_inv_item_det' ORDER BY vObj.name, tObj.name, col.name...