Display all the names of databases containing particular table - sql

Question

I have many databases in my SQL Server.
I have to just search for database names containg particular table name Heartbitmaster
I have many databases such as Gotgold, DVD, etc and I just want to find database names from query that contain this table Heartbitmaster.
I searched I tried for query:
SELECT
TABLE_NAME
FROM
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE
TABLE_TYPE = 'base table'
AND table_schema = 'Heartbitmaster'
but it didn't work.
I searched further and came across:
SELECT name, database_id, create_date
FROM sys.databases
but dont know how to arrange further where condition for search of table name
Please help me.

Answer 1

I got it done through following query:
SELECT name
FROM sys.databases
WHERE CASE WHEN state_desc = 'ONLINE'
THEN OBJECT_ID(QUOTENAME(name) + '.[dbo].[heartbit]', 'U')
END IS NOT NULL

Answer 2

sp_MSforeachdb 'SELECT "?" AS DB, * FROM [?].sys.tables WHERE name like ''%tablename%'''
try this one

Answer 3

I needed something slightly different.
This will return all tables and their corresponding DBs with names containing the supplied string:
SELECT TABLE_NAME, TABLE_SCHEMA
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_NAME like '%_<insert_name_here>';

Answer 4

If you need to find database objects (e.g. tables, columns, triggers) by name - have a look at the FREE Red-Gate tool called SQL Search which does this - it searches your entire database for any kind of string(s).
It's a great must-have tool for any DBA or database developer - did I already mention it's absolutely FREE to use for any kind of use??
As for the INFORMATION_SCHEMA or the SQL Server specific catalog views: as far as I know, those are always constrained to the current database you're in - so you cannot search across all databases on your server. SQL Search does this for you - by searching into every single database on the server.

Answer 5

Create Procedure as bellow
CREATE PROCEDURE usp_FindTableNameInAllDatabase
#TableName VARCHAR(256)
AS
DECLARE #DBName VARCHAR(256)
DECLARE #varSQL VARCHAR(512)
DECLARE #getDBName CURSOR
SET #getDBName = CURSOR FOR
SELECT name
FROM sys.databases
CREATE TABLE #TmpTable (DBName VARCHAR(256),
SchemaName VARCHAR(256),
TableName VARCHAR(256))
OPEN #getDBName
FETCH NEXT
FROM #getDBName INTO #DBName
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
SET #varSQL = 'USE ' + #DBName + ';
INSERT INTO #TmpTable
SELECT '''+ #DBName + ''' AS DBName,
SCHEMA_NAME(schema_id) AS SchemaName,
name AS TableName
FROM sys.tables
WHERE name LIKE ''%' + #TableName + '%'''
EXEC (#varSQL)
FETCH NEXT
FROM #getDBName INTO #DBName
END
CLOSE #getDBName
DEALLOCATE #getDBName
SELECT *
FROM #TmpTable
DROP TABLE #TmpTable
GO
EXEC usp_FindTableNameInAllDatabase 'Address'
GO
exec usp_FindTableNameInAllDatabase 'user'

Answer 6

It Works!!!!!!!
Run this query for finding database name for a particular table
The paste table name in #tablename
Drop table #tempo for next time run
declare #tablename varchar(max) = 'patient'
declare #count int = (select max(database_id) FROM sys.databases)
declare #n int = 1
declare #dbname varchar(max)
declare #query nvarchar(max)
create table #tempo(Databasename varchar(max), tablename varchar(max))
while #n <= #count
begin
select #dbname = name from sys.databases where database_id = #n and service_broker_guid <> '00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000'
set #query = 'insert into #tempo(Databasename,tablename) select '''+#dbname+''' [Database],name from '+#dbname+'.sys.tables where name like ''%'+#tablename+'%'''
exec(#query)
set #n=#n+1;
end
select * from #tempo
At the last giving error like
Database 'databasename' cannot be opened because it is offline.
then run this query separately
select * from #tempo

Answer 7

I Complete sp_MSforeachdb and create a procedure like this :
create PROCEDURE findTableName
#tablename nvarchar(max)
AS
BEGIN
declare #sqlCommand nvarchar(max)
CREATE TABLE #t (DBName VARCHAR(256),SchemaName VARCHAR(256),TableName VARCHAR(256))
set #sqlCommand='insert into #t (DBName,SchemaName,TableName) exec sp_MSforeachdb ''SELECT "?" AS DB, SCHEMA_NAME(schema_id) AS SchemaName ,name FROM [?].sys.tables WHERE name like ''''%'+#tablename+'%'''''''
--print #sqlCommand
exec ( #sqlCommand)
select * from #t
END