Get all table names of a particular database by SQL query?

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Get all table names of a particular database by SQL query?

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I am working on application which can deal with multiple database servers like "MySQL" and "MS SQL Server".

I want to get tables' names of a particular database using a general query which should suitable for all database types. I have tried following:

SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_TYPE='BASE TABLE'

But it is giving table names of all databases of a particular server but I want to get tables names of selected database only. How can I restrict this query to get tables of a particular database?

Awan

2016/03/28

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Stolen from here:

USE YOURDBNAME
GO 
SELECT *
FROM sys.Tables
GO

bla

2010/10/12

The following query will select all of the Tables in the database named DBName:

USE DBName
GO 
SELECT *
FROM sys.Tables
GO

anishMarokey

2017/10/03

USE DBName;
SELECT * FROM sys.Tables;

We can deal without GO in-place of you can use semicolon ;.

Gopal00005

2017/04/19

Just put the DATABASE NAME in front of INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES:

select table_name from YOUR_DATABASE.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES where TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'

David S

2014/05/21

In mysql, use:

SHOW TABLES;

After selecting the DB with:

USE db_name

Lorenzo Lerate

2015/08/29

Michael Baylon · Accepted Answer · 4/2/2015 8:17:36 AM

Accepted Answer

Probably due to the way different sql dbms deal with schemas.

Try the following

For SQL Server:

SELECT TABLE_NAME
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE' AND TABLE_CATALOG='dbName'

For MySQL:

SELECT TABLE_NAME 
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE' AND TABLE_SCHEMA='dbName'

For Oracle I think the equivalent would be to use DBA_TABLES.

Michael Baylon

2015/04/02