Retrieving table/column descriptions

Migrateduser

<p>In sql I can view the tables - the tables columns have a description.<br><br>
Now when I use eclipse/birt to access data I can get all the data barring the descriptions as they're not columns, I believe they're in a massive file relating to the tables. <br><br>
Does anyone have an idea as to if this is possible to even access or has anyone tried to do something similar before?<br><br>
Table example:<br><br>
Data 1          |     Data 2      |   Data 3<br><br>
d1                |        d2          |       d3<br><br>
desc : This is table 1</p>