https://www.sqlserver70.com/tags/cross-database/Recent content in Cross Database on SQL Server ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenSQLServer70.comMon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/list-all-tables-across-all-databases-in-sql-server/Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/list-all-tables-across-all-databases-in-sql-server/ <p>A cross-database table inventory is one of the most common ad hoc requests in any SQL Server environment — and one of the few queries that cannot be answered by staying inside a single database context. <code>sys.databases</code> exposes every online database on the instance; three-part name references to <code>sys.tables</code> inside dynamic SQL pull the user-table list from each one. The script below accumulates results in a temp table and returns them sorted by database, schema, and table name, with a second variant that narrows results to a specific table name for cross-database search.</p>