I am looking for T-SQL code to list all tables in all databases in SQL Server (at least in SS2005 and SS2008; would be nice to also apply to SS2000). The catch, however, is that I would like a single result set. This precludes the otherwise excellent answer from Pinal Dave:
sp_msforeachdb 'select "?" AS db, * from [?].sys.tables'
The above stored proc generates one result set per database, which is fine if you are in an IDE like SSMS that can display multiple result sets. However, I want a single result set because I want a query that is essentially a "find" tool: if I add a clause like WHERE tablename like '%accounts' then it would tell me where to find my BillAccounts, ClientAccounts, and VendorAccounts tables regardless of which database they reside in.
So far, Remus' answer looks most interesting. Rather than post this as an answer and award it to myself, I am posting a version of it here that I have modified to include the DB name and a sample filter clause. It is looking like Remus will get the credit for the answer, though, at this point!
declare @sql nvarchar(max);
set @sql = N'select b.name as "DB", a.name collate Latin1_General_CI_AI as "Table", object_id, schema_id, cast(1 as int) as database_id from master.sys.tables a join sys.databases b on database_id=1 where a.name like ''account%''';
select @sql = @sql + N' union all select b.name as "DB", a.name collate Latin1_General_CI_AI, object_id, schema_id, ' + cast(database_id as nvarchar(10)) + N' from ' + quotename(name) + N'.sys.tables a join sys.databases b on database_id=' + cast(database_id as nvarchar(10)) + 'where a.name like ''account%'''
from sys.databases where database_id > 1
and state = 0
and user_access = 0;
exec sp_executesql @sql;
The feedback and answers have been great. Continued collaborative participation has led to a new frontrunner: KM's answer from May 21!
Here are the issues I uncovered with Remus' solution:
Major issue: Users have different permissions which leads the query to succeed based on the data (i.e. the filtering value). Run on my production database with no filtering (i.e. omitting the WHERE clause) I received this error on several DBs that I do not have permission to access:
The server principal "msorens" is not able to access the database "ETLprocDB" under the current security context.
The query will succeed with some filtering clauses--those that do not touch the DBs outside my access level.
Minor issue: Not easily degradable to SQL Server 2000 support (yes, there are still some of us out there using it...) because it builds a single string while accumulating entries for each database. With my system, I surpassed the 8000-character mark at around 40 databases.
Minor issue: Duplicate code--the loop setup essentially duplicates the loop body. I understand the rationale but it is just a pet peeve of mine...
KM's answer is not afflicted by these issues. The stored proc sp_msforeachdb takes into account the user's permissions so it avoids permission problems. I have not yet tried the code with SS2000 but KM indicates the adjustments that should do it.
I am posting next my modifications to KM's answer based on my personal preferences. Specifically:
Here is my modification to KM's code (with a sample filter applied just to the table name):
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE @AllTables table (DbName sysname,SchemaName sysname, TableName sysname)
DECLARE
@SearchDb nvarchar(200)
,@SearchSchema nvarchar(200)
,@SearchTable nvarchar(200)
,@SQL nvarchar(4000)
SET @SearchDb='%'
SET @SearchSchema='%'
SET @SearchTable='%Account%'
SET @SQL='select ''?'' as DbName, s.name as SchemaName, t.name as TableName from [?].sys.tables t inner join sys.schemas s on t.schema_id=s.schema_id WHERE ''?'' LIKE '''+@SearchDb+''' AND s.name LIKE '''+@SearchSchema+''' AND t.name LIKE '''+@SearchTable+''''
INSERT INTO @AllTables (DbName, SchemaName, TableName)
EXEC sp_msforeachdb @SQL
SET NOCOUNT OFF
SELECT * FROM @AllTables ORDER BY DbName, SchemaName, TableName
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declare @sql nvarchar(max);
set @sql = N'select cast(''master'' as sysname) as db_name, name collate Latin1_General_CI_AI, object_id, schema_id, cast(1 as int) as database_id from master.sys.tables ';
select @sql = @sql + N' union all select ' + quotename(name,'''')+ ', name collate Latin1_General_CI_AI, object_id, schema_id, ' + cast(database_id as nvarchar(10)) + N' from ' + quotename(name) + N'.sys.tables'
from sys.databases where database_id > 1
and state = 0
and user_access = 0;
exec sp_executesql @sql;
All you need to do is run the sp_tables stored procedure. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa260318(SQL.80).aspx
I'm pretty sure you'll have to loop through the list of databases and then list each table. You should be able to union them together.
I realize this is a very old thread, but it was very helpful when I had to put together some system documentation for several different servers that were hosting different versions of Sql Server. I ended up creating 4 stored procedures which I am posting here for the benefit of the community. We use Dynamics NAV so the two stored procedures with NAV in the name split the Nav company out of the table name. Enjoy...
4 of 4 - ListServerDatabaseNavTables - for Dynamics NAV
USE [YourDatabase]
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
ALTER proc [dbo].[ListServerDatabaseNavTables]
(
@SearchDatabases varchar(max) = NULL,
@SearchSchema sysname = NULL,
@SearchCompanies varchar(max) = NULL,
@SearchTables varchar(max) = NULL,
@ExcludeSystemDatabases bit = 1,
@Sql varchar(max) OUTPUT
)
AS BEGIN
/**************************************************************************************************************************************
* Lists all of the database tables for a given server.
* Parameters
* SearchDatabases - Comma delimited list of database names for which to search - converted into series of Like statements
* Defaults to null
* SearchSchema - Schema name for which to search
* Defaults to null
* SearchCompanies - Comma delimited list of company names for which to search - converted into series of Like statements
* Defaults to null
* SearchTables - Comma delimited list of table names for which to search - converted into series of Like statements
* Defaults to null
* ExcludeSystemDatabases - 1 to exclude system databases, otherwise 0
* Defaults to 1
* Sql - Output - the stored proc generated sql
*
* Adapted from answer by KM answered May 21 '10 at 13:33
* From: How do I list all tables in all databases in SQL Server in a single result set?
* Link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2875768/how-do-i-list-all-tables-in-all-databases-in-sql-server-in-a-single-result-set
*
**************************************************************************************************************************************/
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE @l_CompoundLikeStatement varchar(max) = ''
DECLARE @l_TableName sysname
DECLARE @l_CompanyName sysname
DECLARE @l_DatabaseName sysname
DECLARE @l_Index int
DECLARE @l_UseAndText bit = 0
DECLARE @AllTables table (ServerName sysname, DbName sysname, SchemaName sysname, CompanyName sysname, TableName sysname, NavTableName sysname)
SET @Sql =
'select @@ServerName as ''ServerName'', ''?'' as ''DbName'', s.name as ''SchemaName'', ' + char(13) +
' case when charindex(''$'', t.name) = 0 then '''' else left(t.name, charindex(''$'', t.name) - 1) end as ''CompanyName'', ' + char(13) +
' case when charindex(''$'', t.name) = 0 then t.name else substring(t.name, charindex(''$'', t.name) + 1, 1000) end as ''TableName'', ' + char(13) +
' t.name as ''NavTableName'' ' + char(13) +
'from [?].sys.tables t inner join ' + char(13) +
' sys.schemas s on t.schema_id = s.schema_id '
-- Comma delimited list of database names for which to search
IF @SearchDatabases IS NOT NULL BEGIN
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = char(13) + 'where (' + char(13)
WHILE LEN(LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchDatabases))) > 0 BEGIN
SET @l_Index = CHARINDEX(',', @SearchDatabases)
IF @l_Index = 0 BEGIN
SET @l_DatabaseName = LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchDatabases))
END ELSE BEGIN
SET @l_DatabaseName = LTRIM(RTRIM(LEFT(@SearchDatabases, @l_Index - 1)))
END
SET @SearchDatabases = LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(@SearchDatabases, @l_DatabaseName, ''))), ',', '')))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = @l_CompoundLikeStatement + char(13) + ' ''?'' like ''' + @l_DatabaseName + '%'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS or '
END
-- Trim trailing Or and add closing right parenthesis )
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LTRIM(RTRIM(@l_CompoundLikeStatement))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LEFT(@l_CompoundLikeStatement, LEN(@l_CompoundLikeStatement) - 2) + ')'
SET @Sql = @Sql + char(13) +
@l_CompoundLikeStatement
SET @l_UseAndText = 1
END
-- Search schema
IF @SearchSchema IS NOT NULL BEGIN
SET @Sql = @Sql + char(13)
SET @Sql = @Sql + CASE WHEN @l_UseAndText = 1 THEN ' and ' ELSE 'where ' END +
's.name LIKE ''' + @SearchSchema + ''' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS'
SET @l_UseAndText = 1
END
-- Comma delimited list of company names for which to search
IF @SearchCompanies IS NOT NULL BEGIN
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = char(13) + CASE WHEN @l_UseAndText = 1 THEN ' and (' ELSE 'where (' END + char(13)
WHILE LEN(LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchCompanies))) > 0 BEGIN
SET @l_Index = CHARINDEX(',', @SearchCompanies)
IF @l_Index = 0 BEGIN
SET @l_CompanyName = LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchCompanies))
END ELSE BEGIN
SET @l_CompanyName = LTRIM(RTRIM(LEFT(@SearchCompanies, @l_Index - 1)))
END
SET @SearchCompanies = LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(@SearchCompanies, @l_CompanyName, ''))), ',', '')))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = @l_CompoundLikeStatement + char(13) + ' t.name like ''' + @l_CompanyName + '%'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS or '
END
-- Trim trailing Or and add closing right parenthesis )
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LTRIM(RTRIM(@l_CompoundLikeStatement))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LEFT(@l_CompoundLikeStatement, LEN(@l_CompoundLikeStatement) - 2) + ' )'
SET @Sql = @Sql + char(13) +
@l_CompoundLikeStatement
SET @l_UseAndText = 1
END
-- Comma delimited list of table names for which to search
IF @SearchTables IS NOT NULL BEGIN
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = char(13) + CASE WHEN @l_UseAndText = 1 THEN ' and (' ELSE 'where (' END + char(13)
WHILE LEN(LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchTables))) > 0 BEGIN
SET @l_Index = CHARINDEX(',', @SearchTables)
IF @l_Index = 0 BEGIN
SET @l_TableName = LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchTables))
END ELSE BEGIN
SET @l_TableName = LTRIM(RTRIM(LEFT(@SearchTables, @l_Index - 1)))
END
SET @SearchTables = LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(@SearchTables, @l_TableName, ''))), ',', '')))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = @l_CompoundLikeStatement + char(13) + ' t.name like ''$' + @l_TableName + ''' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS or '
END
-- Trim trailing Or and add closing right parenthesis )
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LTRIM(RTRIM(@l_CompoundLikeStatement))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LEFT(@l_CompoundLikeStatement, LEN(@l_CompoundLikeStatement) - 2) + ' )'
SET @Sql = @Sql + char(13) +
@l_CompoundLikeStatement
SET @l_UseAndText = 1
END
IF @ExcludeSystemDatabases = 1 BEGIN
SET @Sql = @Sql + char(13)
SET @Sql = @Sql + case when @l_UseAndText = 1 THEN ' and ' ELSE 'where ' END +
'''?'' not in (''master'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, ''model'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, ''msdb'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, ''tempdb'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS)'
END
/* PRINT @Sql */
INSERT INTO @AllTables
EXEC sp_msforeachdb @Sql
SELECT * FROM @AllTables ORDER BY DbName COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, CompanyName COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, TableName COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS
END
I needed something that I could use to search all my servers using CMS and search by server, DB, schema or table. This is what I found (originally posted by Michael Sorens here: How do I list all tables in all databases in SQL Server in a single result set? ).
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE @AllTables TABLE
(
ServerName NVARCHAR(200)
,DBName NVARCHAR(200)
,SchemaName NVARCHAR(200)
,TableName NVARCHAR(200)
)
DECLARE @SearchSvr NVARCHAR(200)
,@SearchDB NVARCHAR(200)
,@SearchS NVARCHAR(200)
,@SearchTbl NVARCHAR(200)
,@SQL NVARCHAR(4000)
SET @SearchSvr = NULL --Search for Servers, NULL for all Servers
SET @SearchDB = NULL --Search for DB, NULL for all Databases
SET @SearchS = NULL --Search for Schemas, NULL for all Schemas
SET @SearchTbl = NULL --Search for Tables, NULL for all Tables
SET @SQL = 'SELECT @@SERVERNAME
,''?''
,s.name
,t.name
FROM [?].sys.tables t
JOIN sys.schemas s on t.schema_id=s.schema_id
WHERE @@SERVERNAME LIKE ''%' + ISNULL(@SearchSvr, '') + '%''
AND ''?'' LIKE ''%' + ISNULL(@SearchDB, '') + '%''
AND s.name LIKE ''%' + ISNULL(@SearchS, '') + '%''
AND t.name LIKE ''%' + ISNULL(@SearchTbl, '') + '%''
-- AND ''?'' NOT IN (''master'',''model'',''msdb'',''tempdb'',''SSISDB'')
'
-- Remove the '--' from the last statement in the WHERE clause to exclude system tables
INSERT INTO @AllTables
(
ServerName
,DBName
,SchemaName
,TableName
)
EXEC sp_MSforeachdb @SQL
SET NOCOUNT OFF
SELECT *
FROM @AllTables
ORDER BY 1,2,3,4
I realize this is a very old thread, but it was very helpful when I had to put together some system documentation for several different servers that were hosting different versions of Sql Server. I ended up creating 4 stored procedures which I am posting here for the benefit of the community. We use Dynamics NAV so the two stored procedures with NAV in the name split the Nav company out of the table name. Enjoy...
1 of 4 - ListServerDatabases
USE [YourDatabase]
GO
/****** Object: StoredProcedure [pssi].[ListServerDatabases] Script Date: 10/3/2017 8:56:45 AM ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
ALTER PROC [dbo].[ListServerDatabases]
(
@SearchDatabases varchar(max) = NULL,
@ExcludeSystemDatabases bit = 1,
@Sql varchar(max) OUTPUT
)
AS BEGIN
/**************************************************************************************************************************************
* Lists all of the databases for a given server.
* Parameters
* SearchDatabases - Comma delimited list of database names for which to search - converted into series of Like statements
* Defaults to null
* ExcludeSystemDatabases - 1 to exclude system databases, otherwise 0
* Defaults to 1
* Sql - Output - the stored proc generated sql
*
* Adapted from answer by
* From: How do I list all tables in all databases in SQL Server in a single result set?
* Link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2875768/how-do-i-list-all-tables-in-all-databases-in-sql-server-in-a-single-result-set
*
**************************************************************************************************************************************/
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE @l_CompoundLikeStatement varchar(max) = ''
DECLARE @l_DatabaseName sysname
DECLARE @l_Index int
DECLARE @lUseAndText bit = 0
DECLARE @l_AllDatabases table (ServerName sysname, DbName sysname)
SET @Sql =
'select @@ServerName as ''ServerName'', ''?'' as ''DbName'''
IF @SearchDatabases IS NOT NULL BEGIN
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = char(13) + 'where (' + char(13)
WHILE LEN(LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchDatabases))) > 0 BEGIN
SET @l_Index = CHARINDEX(',', @SearchDatabases)
IF @l_Index = 0 BEGIN
SET @l_DatabaseName = LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchDatabases))
END ELSE BEGIN
SET @l_DatabaseName = LTRIM(RTRIM(LEFT(@SearchDatabases, @l_Index - 1)))
END
SET @SearchDatabases = LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(@SearchDatabases, @l_DatabaseName, ''))), ',', '')))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = @l_CompoundLikeStatement + char(13) + ' ''?'' like ''' + @l_DatabaseName + '%'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS or '
END
-- Trim trailing Or and add closing right parenthesis )
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LTRIM(RTRIM(@l_CompoundLikeStatement))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LEFT(@l_CompoundLikeStatement, LEN(@l_CompoundLikeStatement) - 2) + ' )'
SET @Sql = @Sql + char(13) +
@l_CompoundLikeStatement
SET @lUseAndText = 1
END
IF @ExcludeSystemDatabases = 1 BEGIN
SET @Sql = @Sql + char(13)
SET @Sql = @Sql + case when @lUseAndText = 1 THEN ' and ' ELSE 'where ' END +
'''?'' not in (''master'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, ''model'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, ''msdb'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, ''tempdb'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS)'
END
/* PRINT @Sql */
INSERT INTO @l_AllDatabases
EXEC sp_msforeachdb @Sql
SELECT * FROM @l_AllDatabases ORDER BY DbName
END
please fill the @likeTablename param for search table.
now this parameter set to %tbltrans% for search all table contain tbltrans in name.
set @likeTablename to '%' to show all table.
declare @AllTableNames nvarchar(max);
select @AllTableNames=STUFF((select ' SELECT TABLE_CATALOG collate DATABASE_DEFAULT+''.''+TABLE_SCHEMA collate DATABASE_DEFAULT+''.''+TABLE_NAME collate DATABASE_DEFAULT as tablename FROM '+name+'.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_TYPE = ''BASE TABLE'' union '
FROM master.sys.databases
FOR XML PATH(''), TYPE
).value('.', 'NVARCHAR(MAX)')
,1,1,'');
set @AllTableNames=left(@AllTableNames,len(@AllTableNames)-6)
declare @likeTablename nvarchar(200)='%tbltrans%';
set @AllTableNames=N'select tablename from('+@AllTableNames+N')at where tablename like '''+N'%'+@likeTablename+N'%'+N''''
exec sp_executesql @AllTableNames
I quite like using INFORMATION_SCHEMA for this as I get the DB name for free. That and - realising from @KM post that multiple results sets insert nicely - I came up with:
select top 0 *
into #temp
from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
insert into #temp
exec sp_msforeachdb 'select * from [?].INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES'
select * from #temp
drop table #temp
This is really handy, but I wanted a way to show all user objects, not just tables, so I adapted it to use sys.objects instead of sys.tables
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE @AllTables table (DbName sysname,SchemaName sysname, ObjectType char(2), ObjectName sysname)
DECLARE
@SearchDb nvarchar(200)
,@SearchSchema nvarchar(200)
,@SearchObject nvarchar(200)
,@SQL nvarchar(4000)
SET @SearchDb='%'
SET @SearchSchema='%'
SET @SearchObject='%Something%'
SET @SQL='select ''?'' as DbName, s.name as SchemaName, t.type as ObjectType, t.name as ObjectName
from [?].sys.objects t inner join sys.schemas s on t.schema_id=s.schema_id
WHERE t.type in (''FN'',''IF'',''U'',''V'',''P'',''TF'')
AND ''?'' LIKE '''+@SearchDb+'''
AND s.name LIKE '''+@SearchSchema+'''
AND t.name LIKE '''+@SearchObject+''''
INSERT INTO @AllTables (DbName, SchemaName, ObjectType, ObjectName)
EXEC sp_msforeachdb @SQL
SET NOCOUNT OFF
SELECT * FROM @AllTables ORDER BY DbName, SchemaName, ObjectType, ObjectName
I posted an answer a while back here that you could use here. The outline is:
I realize this is a very old thread, but it was very helpful when I had to put together some system documentation for several different servers that were hosting different versions of Sql Server. I ended up creating 4 stored procedures which I am posting here for the benefit of the community. We use Dynamics NAV so the two stored procedures with NAV in the name split the Nav company out of the table name. Enjoy...
2 of 4 - ListServerDatabaseTables
USE [YourDatabase]
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
ALTER PROC [dbo].[ListServerDatabaseTables]
(
@SearchDatabases varchar(max) = NULL,
@SearchSchema sysname = NULL,
@SearchTables varchar(max) = NULL,
@ExcludeSystemDatabases bit = 1,
@Sql varchar(max) OUTPUT
)
AS BEGIN
/**************************************************************************************************************************************
* Lists all of the database tables for a given server.
* Parameters
* SearchDatabases - Comma delimited list of database names for which to search - converted into series of Like statements
* Defaults to null
* SearchSchema - Schema name for which to search
* Defaults to null
* SearchTables - Comma delimited list of table names for which to search - converted into series of Like statements
* Defaults to null
* ExcludeSystemDatabases - 1 to exclude system databases, otherwise 0
* Defaults to 1
* Sql - Output - the stored proc generated sql
*
* Adapted from answer by KM answered May 21 '10 at 13:33
* From: How do I list all tables in all databases in SQL Server in a single result set?
* Link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2875768/how-do-i-list-all-tables-in-all-databases-in-sql-server-in-a-single-result-set
*
**************************************************************************************************************************************/
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE @l_CompoundLikeStatement varchar(max) = ''
DECLARE @l_TableName sysname
DECLARE @l_DatabaseName sysname
DECLARE @l_Index int
DECLARE @l_UseAndText bit = 0
DECLARE @AllTables table (ServerName sysname, DbName sysname, SchemaName sysname, TableName sysname)
SET @Sql =
'select @@ServerName as ''ServerName'', ''?'' as ''DbName'', s.name as ''SchemaName'', t.name as ''TableName'' ' + char(13) +
'from [?].sys.tables t inner join ' + char(13) +
' sys.schemas s on t.schema_id = s.schema_id '
-- Comma delimited list of database names for which to search
IF @SearchDatabases IS NOT NULL BEGIN
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = char(13) + 'where (' + char(13)
WHILE LEN(LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchDatabases))) > 0 BEGIN
SET @l_Index = CHARINDEX(',', @SearchDatabases)
IF @l_Index = 0 BEGIN
SET @l_DatabaseName = LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchDatabases))
END ELSE BEGIN
SET @l_DatabaseName = LTRIM(RTRIM(LEFT(@SearchDatabases, @l_Index - 1)))
END
SET @SearchDatabases = LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(@SearchDatabases, @l_DatabaseName, ''))), ',', '')))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = @l_CompoundLikeStatement + char(13) + ' ''?'' like ''' + @l_DatabaseName + '%'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS or '
END
-- Trim trailing Or and add closing right parenthesis )
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LTRIM(RTRIM(@l_CompoundLikeStatement))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LEFT(@l_CompoundLikeStatement, LEN(@l_CompoundLikeStatement) - 2) + ')'
SET @Sql = @Sql + char(13) +
@l_CompoundLikeStatement
SET @l_UseAndText = 1
END
-- Search schema
IF @SearchSchema IS NOT NULL BEGIN
SET @Sql = @Sql + char(13)
SET @Sql = @Sql + CASE WHEN @l_UseAndText = 1 THEN ' and ' ELSE 'where ' END +
's.name LIKE ''' + @SearchSchema + ''' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS'
SET @l_UseAndText = 1
END
-- Comma delimited list of table names for which to search
IF @SearchTables IS NOT NULL BEGIN
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = char(13) + CASE WHEN @l_UseAndText = 1 THEN ' and (' ELSE 'where (' END + char(13)
WHILE LEN(LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchTables))) > 0 BEGIN
SET @l_Index = CHARINDEX(',', @SearchTables)
IF @l_Index = 0 BEGIN
SET @l_TableName = LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchTables))
END ELSE BEGIN
SET @l_TableName = LTRIM(RTRIM(LEFT(@SearchTables, @l_Index - 1)))
END
SET @SearchTables = LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(@SearchTables, @l_TableName, ''))), ',', '')))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = @l_CompoundLikeStatement + char(13) + ' t.name like ''$' + @l_TableName + ''' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS or '
END
-- Trim trailing Or and add closing right parenthesis )
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LTRIM(RTRIM(@l_CompoundLikeStatement))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LEFT(@l_CompoundLikeStatement, LEN(@l_CompoundLikeStatement) - 2) + ' )'
SET @Sql = @Sql + char(13) +
@l_CompoundLikeStatement
SET @l_UseAndText = 1
END
IF @ExcludeSystemDatabases = 1 BEGIN
SET @Sql = @Sql + char(13)
SET @Sql = @Sql + case when @l_UseAndText = 1 THEN ' and ' ELSE 'where ' END +
'''?'' not in (''master'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, ''model'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, ''msdb'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, ''tempdb'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS)'
END
/* PRINT @Sql */
INSERT INTO @AllTables
EXEC sp_msforeachdb @Sql
SELECT * FROM @AllTables ORDER BY DbName COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, SchemaName COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, TableName COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS
END
Link to a stored-procedure-less approach that Bart Gawrych posted on Dataedo site
I was asking myself, 'Do we really have to use a stored procedure here?' and I found this helpful post. (The state=0 was added to fix issues with offline databases per feedback from users of the linked page.)
declare @sql nvarchar(max);
select @sql =
(select ' UNION ALL
SELECT ' + + quotename(name,'''') + ' as database_name,
s.name COLLATE DATABASE_DEFAULT
AS schema_name,
t.name COLLATE DATABASE_DEFAULT as table_name
FROM '+ quotename(name) + '.sys.tables t
JOIN '+ quotename(name) + '.sys.schemas s
on s.schema_id = t.schema_id'
from sys.databases
where state=0
order by [name] for xml path(''), type).value('.', 'nvarchar(max)');
set @sql = stuff(@sql, 1, 12, '') + ' order by database_name,
schema_name,
table_name';
execute (@sql);
Here's a tutorial providing a T-SQL script that will return the following fields for each table from each database located in a SQL Server Instance:
https://tidbytez.com/2015/06/01/map-the-table-structure-of-a-sql-server-database/
/*
SCRIPT UPDATED
20180316
*/
USE [master]
GO
/*DROP TEMP TABLES IF THEY EXIST*/
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#DatabaseList') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #DatabaseList;
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#TableStructure') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #TableStructure;
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#ErrorTable') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #ErrorTable;
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#MappedServer') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #MappedServer;
DECLARE @ServerName AS SYSNAME
SET @ServerName = @@SERVERNAME
CREATE TABLE #DatabaseList (
Id INT NOT NULL IDENTITY(1, 1) PRIMARY KEY
,ServerName SYSNAME
,DbName SYSNAME
);
CREATE TABLE [#TableStructure] (
[DbName] SYSNAME
,[SchemaName] SYSNAME
,[TableName] SYSNAME
,[ColumnName] SYSNAME
,[KeyType] CHAR(7)
) ON [PRIMARY];
/*THE ERROR TABLE WILL STORE THE DYNAMIC SQL THAT DID NOT WORK*/
CREATE TABLE [#ErrorTable] ([SqlCommand] VARCHAR(MAX)) ON [PRIMARY];
/*
A LIST OF DISTINCT DATABASE NAMES IS CREATED
THESE TWO COLUMNS ARE STORED IN THE #DatabaseList TEMP TABLE
THIS TABLE IS USED IN A FOR LOOP TO GET EACH DATABASE NAME
*/
INSERT INTO #DatabaseList (
ServerName
,DbName
)
SELECT @ServerName
,NAME AS DbName
FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE NAME <> 'tempdb'
ORDER BY NAME ASC
/*VARIABLES ARE DECLARED FOR USE IN THE FOLLOWING FOR LOOP*/
DECLARE @sqlCommand AS VARCHAR(MAX)
DECLARE @DbName AS SYSNAME
DECLARE @i AS INT
DECLARE @z AS INT
SET @i = 1
SET @z = (
SELECT COUNT(*) + 1
FROM #DatabaseList
)
/*WHILE 1 IS LESS THAN THE NUMBER OF DATABASE NAMES IN #DatabaseList*/
WHILE @i < @z
BEGIN
/*GET NEW DATABASE NAME*/
SET @DbName = (
SELECT [DbName]
FROM #DatabaseList
WHERE Id = @i
)
/*CREATE DYNAMIC SQL TO GET EACH TABLE NAME AND COLUMN NAME FROM EACH DATABASE*/
SET @sqlCommand = 'USE [' + @DbName + '];' + '
INSERT INTO [#TableStructure]
SELECT DISTINCT' + '''' + @DbName + '''' + ' AS DbName
,SCHEMA_NAME(SCHEMA_ID) AS SchemaName
,T.NAME AS TableName
,C.NAME AS ColumnName
,CASE
WHEN OBJECTPROPERTY(OBJECT_ID(iskcu.CONSTRAINT_NAME), ''IsPrimaryKey'') = 1
THEN ''Primary''
WHEN OBJECTPROPERTY(OBJECT_ID(iskcu.CONSTRAINT_NAME), ''IsForeignKey'') = 1
THEN ''Foreign''
ELSE NULL
END AS ''KeyType''
FROM SYS.TABLES AS t WITH (NOLOCK)
INNER JOIN SYS.COLUMNS C ON T.OBJECT_ID = C.OBJECT_ID
LEFT JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE AS iskcu WITH (NOLOCK)
ON SCHEMA_NAME(SCHEMA_ID) = iskcu.TABLE_SCHEMA
AND T.NAME = iskcu.TABLE_NAME
AND C.NAME = iskcu.COLUMN_NAME
ORDER BY SchemaName ASC
,TableName ASC
,ColumnName ASC;
';
/*ERROR HANDLING*/
BEGIN TRY
EXEC (@sqlCommand)
END TRY
BEGIN CATCH
INSERT INTO #ErrorTable
SELECT (@sqlCommand)
END CATCH
SET @i = @i + 1
END
/*
JOIN THE TEMP TABLES TOGETHER TO CREATE A MAPPED STRUCTURE OF THE SERVER
ADDITIONAL FIELDS ARE ADDED TO MAKE SELECTING TABLES AND FIELDS EASIER
*/
SELECT DISTINCT @@SERVERNAME AS ServerName
,DL.DbName
,TS.SchemaName
,TS.TableName
,TS.ColumnName
,TS.[KeyType]
,',' + QUOTENAME(TS.ColumnName) AS BracketedColumn
,',' + QUOTENAME(TS.TableName) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TS.ColumnName) AS BracketedTableAndColumn
,'SELECT * FROM ' + QUOTENAME(DL.DbName) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TS.SchemaName) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TS.TableName) + '--WHERE --GROUP BY --HAVING --ORDER BY' AS [SelectTable]
,'SELECT ' + QUOTENAME(TS.TableName) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TS.ColumnName) + ' FROM ' + QUOTENAME(DL.DbName) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TS.SchemaName) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TS.TableName) + '--WHERE --GROUP BY --HAVING --ORDER BY' AS [SelectColumn]
INTO #MappedServer
FROM [#DatabaseList] AS DL
INNER JOIN [#TableStructure] AS TS ON DL.DbName = TS.DbName
ORDER BY DL.DbName ASC
,TS.SchemaName ASC
,TS.TableName ASC
,TS.ColumnName ASC
/*
HOUSE KEEPING
*/
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#DatabaseList') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #DatabaseList;
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#TableStructure') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #TableStructure;
SELECT *
FROM #ErrorTable;
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#ErrorTable') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE #ErrorTable;
/*
THE DATA RETURNED CAN NOW BE EXPORTED TO EXCEL
USING A FILTERED SEARCH WILL NOW MAKE FINDING FIELDS A VERY EASY PROCESS
*/
SELECT ServerName
,DbName
,SchemaName
,TableName
,ColumnName
,KeyType
,BracketedColumn
,BracketedTableAndColumn
,SelectColumn
,SelectTable
FROM #MappedServer
ORDER BY DbName ASC
,SchemaName ASC
,TableName ASC
,ColumnName ASC;
I think the common approach is to SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES for each database using sp_MSforeachdb
I created a snippet in VS Code that I think it might be helpful.
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#alltables', 'U') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #alltables;
SELECT * INTO #alltables FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES;
TRUNCATE TABLE #alltables;
EXEC sp_MSforeachdb 'USE [?];INSERT INTO #alltables SELECT * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES';
SELECT * FROM #alltables WHERE TABLE_NAME LIKE '%<TABLE_NAME_TO_SEARCH>%';
GO
{
"List all tables": {
"prefix": "sqlListTable",
"body": [
"IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#alltables', 'U') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #alltables;",
"SELECT * INTO #alltables FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES;",
"TRUNCATE TABLE #alltables;",
"EXEC sp_MSforeachdb 'USE [?];INSERT INTO #alltables SELECT * from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES';",
"SELECT * FROM #alltables WHERE TABLE_NAME LIKE '%$0%';",
"GO"
]
}
}
I realize this is a very old thread, but it was very helpful when I had to put together some system documentation for several different servers that were hosting different versions of Sql Server. I ended up creating 4 stored procedures which I am posting here for the benefit of the community. We use Dynamics NAV so the two stored procedures with NAV in the name split the Nav company out of the table name. Enjoy...
3 of 4 - ListServerDatabaseNavCompanies - for Dynamics NAV
USE [YourDatabase]
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
ALTER PROC [dbo].[ListServerDatabaseNavCompanies]
(
@SearchDatabases varchar(max) = NULL,
@SearchSchema sysname = NULL,
@SearchCompanies varchar(max) = NULL,
@OrderByDatabaseNameFirst bit = 1,
@ExcludeSystemDatabases bit = 1,
@Sql varchar(max) OUTPUT
)
AS BEGIN
/**************************************************************************************************************************************
* Lists all of the database companies for a given server.
* Parameters
* SearchDatabases - Comma delimited list of database names for which to search - converted into series of Like statements
* Defaults to null
* SearchSchema - Schema name for which to search
* Defaults to null
* SearchCompanies - Comma delimited list of company names for which to search - converted into series of Like statements
* Defaults to null
* OrderByDatabaseNameFirst - 1 to sort by Database name and then Company Name, otherwise 0 to sort by Company name first
* Defaults to 1
* ExcludeSystemDatabases - 1 to exclude system databases, otherwise 0
* Defaults to 1
* Sql - Output - the stored proc generated sql
*
* Adapted from answer by KM answered May 21 '10 at 13:33
* From: How do I list all tables in all databases in SQL Server in a single result set?
* Link: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2875768/how-do-i-list-all-tables-in-all-databases-in-sql-server-in-a-single-result-set
*
**************************************************************************************************************************************/
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE @l_CompoundLikeStatement varchar(max) = ''
DECLARE @l_CompanyName sysname
DECLARE @l_DatabaseName sysname
DECLARE @l_Index int
DECLARE @l_UseAndText bit = 0
DECLARE @l_Companies table (ServerName sysname, DbName sysname, SchemaName sysname, CompanyName sysname)
SET @Sql =
'select distinct @@ServerName as ''ServerName'', ''?'' as ''DbName'', s.name as ''SchemaName'', ' + char(13) +
'case when charindex(''$'', t.name) = 0 then '''' else left(t.name, charindex(''$'', t.name) - 1) end as ''CompanyName''' + char(13) +
'from [?].sys.tables t inner join ' + char(13) +
' sys.schemas s on t.schema_id = s.schema_id '
-- Comma delimited list of database names for which to search
IF @SearchDatabases IS NOT NULL BEGIN
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = char(13) + 'where (' + char(13)
WHILE LEN(LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchDatabases))) > 0 BEGIN
SET @l_Index = CHARINDEX(',', @SearchDatabases)
IF @l_Index = 0 BEGIN
SET @l_DatabaseName = LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchDatabases))
END ELSE BEGIN
SET @l_DatabaseName = LTRIM(RTRIM(LEFT(@SearchDatabases, @l_Index - 1)))
END
SET @SearchDatabases = LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(@SearchDatabases, @l_DatabaseName, ''))), ',', '')))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = @l_CompoundLikeStatement + char(13) + ' ''?'' like ''' + @l_DatabaseName + '%'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS or '
END
-- Trim trailing Or and add closing right parenthesis )
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LTRIM(RTRIM(@l_CompoundLikeStatement))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LEFT(@l_CompoundLikeStatement, LEN(@l_CompoundLikeStatement) - 2) + ')'
SET @Sql = @Sql + char(13) +
@l_CompoundLikeStatement
SET @l_UseAndText = 1
END
-- Search schema
IF @SearchSchema IS NOT NULL BEGIN
SET @Sql = @Sql + char(13)
SET @Sql = @Sql + CASE WHEN @l_UseAndText = 1 THEN ' and ' ELSE 'where ' END +
's.name LIKE ''' + @SearchSchema + ''' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS'
SET @l_UseAndText = 1
END
-- Comma delimited list of company names for which to search
IF @SearchCompanies IS NOT NULL BEGIN
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = char(13) + CASE WHEN @l_UseAndText = 1 THEN ' and (' ELSE 'where (' END + char(13)
WHILE LEN(LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchCompanies))) > 0 BEGIN
SET @l_Index = CHARINDEX(',', @SearchCompanies)
IF @l_Index = 0 BEGIN
SET @l_CompanyName = LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchCompanies))
END ELSE BEGIN
SET @l_CompanyName = LTRIM(RTRIM(LEFT(@SearchCompanies, @l_Index - 1)))
END
SET @SearchCompanies = LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(@SearchCompanies, @l_CompanyName, ''))), ',', '')))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = @l_CompoundLikeStatement + char(13) + ' t.name like ''' + @l_CompanyName + '%'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS or '
END
-- Trim trailing Or and add closing right parenthesis )
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LTRIM(RTRIM(@l_CompoundLikeStatement))
SET @l_CompoundLikeStatement = LEFT(@l_CompoundLikeStatement, LEN(@l_CompoundLikeStatement) - 2) + ' )'
SET @Sql = @Sql + char(13) +
@l_CompoundLikeStatement
SET @l_UseAndText = 1
END
IF @ExcludeSystemDatabases = 1 BEGIN
SET @Sql = @Sql + char(13)
SET @Sql = @Sql + case when @l_UseAndText = 1 THEN ' and ' ELSE 'where ' END +
'''?'' not in (''master'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, ''model'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, ''msdb'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS, ''tempdb'' COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS)'
END
/* PRINT @Sql */
INSERT INTO @l_Companies
EXEC sp_msforeachdb @Sql
SELECT CASE WHEN @OrderByDatabaseNameFirst = 1 THEN 'DbName & CompanyName' ELSE 'CompanyName & DbName' END AS 'Sorted by'
SELECT ServerName, DbName COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS AS 'DbName', SchemaName COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS AS 'SchemaName', CompanyName COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS AS 'CompanyName'
FROM @l_Companies
ORDER BY SchemaName COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS,
CASE WHEN @OrderByDatabaseNameFirst = 1 THEN DbName COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS ELSE CompanyName COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS END,
CASE WHEN @OrderByDatabaseNameFirst = 1 THEN CompanyName COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS ELSE DbName COLLATE Latin1_General_CI_AS END
END
Source: Stackoverflow.com