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SQL Server FAQ - "sys.tables" - Getting a List of All Tables

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How To Get a List of All Tables with "sys.tables" View?

If you want to see the table you have just created, you can use the "sys.tables" system view to get a list of all tables in the current database. The tutorial script gives you a good example:

SELECT name, type_desc, create_date FROM sys.tables
GO
name    type_desc       create_date
tip     USER_TABLE      2007-05-19 23:05:43.700

The output shows that there is only one table in the current database.

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1. What is a table?
2. What are DDL (Data Definition Language) statements for tables?
3. How to create new tables with "CREATE TABLE" statements?
4. How To Get a List of All Tables with "sys.tables" View?
5. How To Get a List of Columns using the "sys.columns" View?
6. How To Get a List of Columns using the "sp_columns" Stored Procedure?
7. How To Get a List of Columns using the "sp_help" Stored Procedure?
8. How To Generate CREATE TABLE Script on an Existing Table?
9. How to create new tables with "SELECT ... INTO" statements?
10. How To Add a New Column to an Existing Table with "ALTER TABLE ... ADD"?
11. How To Delete an Existing Column in a Table with "ALTER TABLE ... DROP COLUMN"?
12. How to rename an existing column with the "sp_rename" stored procedure?
13. How to rename an existing column with SQL Server Management Studio?
14. How to change the data type of an existing column with "ALTER TABLE" statements?
15. How to rename an existing table with the "sp_rename" stored procedure?
16. How To Drop an Existing Table with "DROP TABLE" Statements?