Check to see if a trigger exists

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Check to see if a trigger exists

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GavinD1977
Yak Posting Veteran

83 Posts

Posted - 2007-03-19 : 10:16:43

Hello all.

Can anyone advise me how to check to see if a particual triggers exists through a SQL script?

Thanks

khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)

17689 Posts

Posted - 2007-03-19 : 10:20:31

SQL 2005 :

select * from sys.triggers where name = 'trigger_name'

SQL 2000 :

select * from sysobjects where xtype = 'TR' and name = 'trigger_name'

GavinD1977
Yak Posting Veteran

83 Posts

Posted - 2007-03-19 : 10:25:20

Great stuff. Thank you very much.

X002548
Not Just a Number

15586 Posts

Posted - 2007-03-19 : 10:25:33

sp_helptrigger [ @tabname = ] 'table'
[ , [ @triggertype = ] 'type' ]

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