I know in Oracle you can use DBA_TAB_COLUMNS (or ALL_TAB_COLUMNS). My SQL Server knowledge is very rusty, but can't you use the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS view ...

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In this case, MS SQL will read the entire page with all the columns and "give back" only the necessary data. This leads to excess data reading, and therefore, reduces productivity.