Question

used is c# sql vs 08 sql server 2005 express

whenever and where ever an sql select statement is used, its always like

select  * from tablename

or count statement
is alsi like

select count something from table name

for selecting or doing anything on the tables,

i would like to know which tables exits in my the database i am connected to!

so like

select alltablenames from database_name.

please guide.

Answer 1

Personally, I would use the Information_Schema.Tables & Information_Schema.Columns views as these are views provided by Microsoft. (Rather than using the sysobjects tables)