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Using DESCRIBE to find datatype

From: <Dratz_at_my-dejanews.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 16:53:22 GMT
Message-ID: <6oimq2$1v1$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>


I am trying to build a complex function and one of the things I need is the column datatype of an existing column. I know I can find out from using DESCRIBE, but is there another generic table or view where I can find this?

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