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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T13:35:12+00:00 2026-05-11T13:35:12+00:00

What is the ideal way to check if a database exists on a SQL

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What is the ideal way to check if a database exists on a SQL Server using TSQL? It seems multiple approaches to implement this.

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  1. 2026-05-11T13:35:13+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 1:35 pm

    From a Microsoft’s script:

    DECLARE @dbname nvarchar(128) SET @dbname = N'Senna'  IF (EXISTS (SELECT name  FROM master.dbo.databases  WHERE ('[' + name + ']' = @dbname  OR name = @dbname))) 
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