How do I get list of all tables in a database using TSQL

Question

How can I find out the names of every table in a certain SQL Server database?

Answer 1

SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 or 2019:

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

To only display tables from a specific database:

SELECT TABLE_NAME 
FROM [<DATABASE_NAME>].INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES 
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'

Or,

SELECT TABLE_NAME 
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES 
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE' 
    AND TABLE_CATALOG='dbName' --(for MySql, use: TABLE_SCHEMA='dbName' )

I hope this helps you.