List alll tables from a database

Question

Hi all,

I want to find whether a table exists in a database. I have only the database name and table name. Can anyone please tell me how to list all tables in a database so that I can find whether the table is present in the database?




Regards

Answer 1

SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[YourTable]') if it exist then it will display the result,,,with table name ,,,tpe and everything

Answer 2

Select your database and open new query window and

EXEC sp_tables @table_type = "'table'"

Answer 3

hi,

there are two tables sys.tables and sys.objects, in which data base maintain table information
please try.

select * from sys.tables where name = 'Table1'

select * from sys.objects where type = 'U' and type_desc = 'USER_TABLE'

hope this will help you.