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                                         Peter99 
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                                             Posted - 2013-01-14 : 18:59:32
                                            
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                                            | Hi,In SSMS, query analyzer, when I write select * from .... it does not display tables/synonym. I think it should display table/synonym name when I start writing select * from then it should show table or synonym where I have access in that database? Is there any setting on server or database level? It pop ups database names but not tables/synonym. (Windows 2008 R2, SQL Server 2008 R2)Thanks | 
                                             
                                         
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                                     Peter99 
                                    Constraint Violating Yak Guru 
                                     
                                    
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                                            Posted - 2013-01-14 : 19:29:47
                                          
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                                          | When I select * from it shows table names but not synonym names. I want to show table names as well as synonym names. Any help.  | 
                                         
                                        
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                                     visakh16 
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                                            Posted - 2013-01-15 : 00:18:58
                                          
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                                          | only after you select database and put . it will populate schema names. once you put a . after that you should get tablenamesthe three part naming convention isSELECT * FROM DBName.SchemaName.ObjectName------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SQL Server MVPhttp://visakhm.blogspot.com/  | 
                                         
                                        
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                                     Peter99 
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                                            Posted - 2013-01-15 : 10:10:04
                                          
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                                          | I can get table names when I type select * from dbo. but cannot get synonym names.  | 
                                         
                                        
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