Given an instance of SQL server, what’s the best way to enumerate the databases?
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Given an instance of SQL server, what’s the best way to enumerate the databases?
In SQL Server 2000+:
select * from sysdatabasesIn SQL Server 2005+:
select * from sys.databasesThe difference is subtle and barely worth mentioning for a one-liner like this. But depending on how much you’re going to be accessing the system catalog, you may get some use out of this article:
Querying the SQL Server System Catalog
You can also execute
sp_helpdbwithout an argument to get basic information about all databases. (Pass in a database name as an argument to get more detailed information about that database).