how to return table list in a database

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Posted - 2002-08-08 : 09:15:26

swing writes "in SQL query analyzer how to return table list in a database?"

robvolk
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Posted - 2002-08-08 : 09:15:47

SELECT table_name FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES

jasper_smith
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Posted - 2002-08-08 : 09:59:36

However that will also return views and system tables which may or may not be what you want.

 
select TABLE_NAME 
from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
where TABLE_TYPE='BASE TABLE'   --Exclude views
and OBJECTPROPERTY(OBJECT_ID(TABLE_NAME),'IsMSShipped')=0 --exclude system tables

HTH
Jasper Smith

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