In order to generate such a query dynamically, we can look to sys.columns to derive the column names. Let's say we know the table name and the key column(s), and a pattern the column name should match, then we can pull all of the other columns and build a comma-separated list. In this case, it would look like this:
This worryingly crowded isle: England is officially Europe's most densely packed major country. England has overtaken the Netherlands and is second only to tiny Malta. Over the next 30 years the gap is expected to widen even more.
â¼(Costa de Sol, Spain). By the way, the second and third most densely populated cities in the world are said to be Macao and Hong Kong, respectively. Mumbai, Seoul, Metropolitan Manila, the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Osaka, and Shanghai also make the top ten.