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Which tables are populated

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GavinD1977
Yak Posting Veteran

83 Posts

Posted - 2007-05-10 : 04:27:16

Hello all.

I have a database with literally hundereds of tables in it. Can anyone advise me of how to tell which ones are populated with data and which ones arent?

Thanks people

chiragkhabaria
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1907 Posts

Posted - 2007-05-10 : 04:31:41

[code]
SELECT o.[name], i.rowcnt
FROM sysobjects o
LEFT OUTER JOIN sysindexes i
ON o.[id] = i.[id]
WHERE o.xtype = 'U' AND i.indid < 2 And i.RowCnt > 0

[/code]

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GavinD1977
Yak Posting Veteran

83 Posts

Posted - 2007-05-10 : 04:42:06

Thats great!

Thanks very much for the swift response. Much appreciated.

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