mysql> SELECT COLUMN_NAME, DATA_TYPE, CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH AS SIZE,IS_NULLABLE, COLUMN_DEFAULT FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_name = 'fam_member'; +-------------+-----------+------+-------------+----------------+ | COLUMN_NAME | DATA_TYPE | SIZE | IS_NULLABLE | COLUMN_DEFAULT | +-------------+-----------+------+-------------+----------------+ | fam_id | varchar | 16 | YES | NULL | | IND_ID | varchar | 20 | YES | NULL | | GIVEN | varchar | 40 | YES | NULL | | MARRIED | varchar | 40 | YES | NULL | | BORN | date | NULL | YES | NULL | | DIED | date | NULL | YES | NULL | | DECEASED | char | 1 | YES | NULL | | MALE | char | 1 | YES | NULL | | PHOTO | varchar | 50 | YES | NULL | | OBIT | varchar | 50 | YES | NULL | +-------------+-----------+------+-------------+----------------+ 10 rows in set (0.73 sec) mysql> SELECT COLUMN_NAME, DATA_TYPE, CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH AS SIZE,IS_NULLABLE, COLUMN_DEFAULT FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_name = 'family'; +-------------+-----------+------+-------------+----------------+ | COLUMN_NAME | DATA_TYPE | SIZE | IS_NULLABLE | COLUMN_DEFAULT | +-------------+-----------+------+-------------+----------------+ | fam_id | varchar | 16 | YES | NULL | | SURNAME | varchar | 30 | YES | NULL | | FATHER_ID | varchar | 20 | YES | NULL | | FATHER | varchar | 40 | YES | NULL | | MOTHER_ID | varchar | 20 | YES | NULL | | MOTHER | varchar | 40 | YES | NULL | | WED_DATE | date | NULL | YES | NULL | | PHOTO | varchar | 50 | YES | NULL | +-------------+-----------+------+-------------+----------------+ 8 rows in set (0.72 sec) mysql> select count(*) from family; +----------+ | count(*) | +----------+ | 238 | +----------+ 1 row in set (0.08 sec) mysql> select count(*) from fam_member; +----------+ | count(*) | +----------+ | 778 | +----------+ 1 row in set (0.08 sec) mysql> notee;