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# sp_help_fulltext_tables (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Returns a list of tables that are registered for full-text indexing.  
  
> [!IMPORTANT]  
>  [!INCLUDE[ssNoteDepFutureAvoid](../../includes/ssnotedepfutureavoid-md.md)] Use **sys.fulltext_indexes** catalog view instead. For more information, see [sys.fulltext_indexes (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-fulltext-indexes-transact-sql.md).  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
sp_help_fulltext_tables [ [ @fulltext_catalog_name = ] 'fulltext_catalog_name' ]   
     [ , [ @table_name = ] 'table_name' ]  
```  
  
## Arguments  
`[ @fulltext_catalog_name = ] 'fulltext_catalog_name'`
 Is the name of the full-text catalog. *fulltext_catalog_name* is **sysname**, with a default of NULL. If *fulltext_catalog_name* is omitted or is NULL, all full-text indexed tables associated with the database are returned. If *fulltext_catalog_name* is specified, but *table_name* is omitted or is NULL, the full-text index information is retrieved for every full-text indexed table associated with this catalog. If both *fulltext_catalog_name* and *table_name* are specified, a row is returned if *table_name* is associated with *fulltext_catalog_name*; otherwise, an error is raised.  
  
`[ @table_name = ] 'table_name'`
 Is the one- or two-part table name for which the full-text metadata is requested. *table_name* is **nvarchar(517)**, with a default value of NULL. If only *table_name* is specified, only the row relevant to *table_name* is returned.  
  
## Return Code Values  
 0 (success) or (1) failure  
  
## Result Sets  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**TABLE_OWNER**|**sysname**|Table owner. This is the name of the database user that created the table.|  
|**TABLE_NAME**|**sysname**|Table name.|  
|**FULLTEXT_KEY_INDEX_NAME**|**sysname**|Index imposing the UNIQUE constraint on the column designated as the unique key column.|  
|**FULLTEXT_KEY_COLID**|**int**|Column ID of the unique index identified by FULLTEXT_KEY_NAME.|  
|**FULLTEXT_INDEX_ACTIVE**|**int**|Specifies whether columns marked for full-text indexing in this table are eligible for queries:<br /><br /> 0 = Inactive<br /><br /> 1 = Active|  
|**FULLTEXT_CATALOG_NAME**|**sysname**|Full-text catalog in which the full-text index data resides.|  
  
## Permissions  
 Execute permissions default to members of the **public** role.  
  
## Examples  
 The following example returns the names of the full-text indexed tables associated with the `Cat_Desc` full-text catalog.  
  
```  
USE AdventureWorks2012;  
GO  
EXEC sp_help_fulltext_tables 'Cat_Desc';  
GO  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [INDEXPROPERTY &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/functions/indexproperty-transact-sql.md)   
 [OBJECTPROPERTY &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/functions/objectproperty-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_fulltext_table &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-fulltext-table-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_help_fulltext_tables_cursor &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-help-fulltext-tables-cursor-transact-sql.md)   
 [System Stored Procedures &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)