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TABLES (Transact-SQL) | Microsoft Docs |
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TABLES view |
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES view |
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BYHAM |
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[!INCLUDEtsql-appliesto-ss2008-all_md]
Returns one row for each table in the current database for which the current user has permissions.
To retrieve information from these views, specify the fully qualified name of **INFORMATION_SCHEMA.**view_name.
| Column name |
Data type |
Description |
| TABLE_CATALOG |
nvarchar(128) |
Table qualifier. |
| TABLE_SCHEMA |
nvarchar(128) |
Name of schema that contains the table.
** Important ** Do not use INFORMATION_SCHEMA views to determine the schema of an object. The only reliable way to find the schema of an object is to query the sys.objects catalog view. INFORMATION_SCHEMA views could be incomplete since they are not updated for all new features. |
| TABLE_NAME |
sysname |
Table name. |
| TABLE_TYPE |
varchar(10) |
Type of table. Can be VIEW or BASE TABLE. |
System Views (Transact-SQL)
Information Schema Views (Transact-SQL)
sys.objects (Transact-SQL)
sys.tables (Transact-SQL)