getting a list of user created tables ONLY

sql server 2k
I am aware of SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES ad sp_help, but in
each case I also get a table called dtproperties and, in neither case, is
there a logical way to tell one apart. I am also adverse to using
undocumented system tables seeing as sql server 2005 is just around the
corner and upgrading is more than likely... and its a bad idea.
I am currently using the following. Isn't there a more built in way to do
this?
SELECT TABLE_SCHEMA + '.' + TABLE_NAME AS USERTABLE
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE table_type = 'base table' AND TABLE_NAME <> 'dtproperties'Here's one way...
--Get all the dbo-owned Tables together and exclude system, view, and tables
begining with 'ARCH_' (Archive tables)
Create table #IntermediateTableList
(Table_Qualfier varchar(100),
Table_Owner varchar(100),
Table_Name varchar(100),
Table_Type varchar(100),
Remarks varchar(100),
Table_Count numeric(9))
--Create table #IntermediateTableList (Table_Name varchar(100), Table_Count
numeric(9))
Insert into #IntermediateTableList (Table_Qualfier, Table_Owner, Table_Name,
Table_Type, Remarks) Execute sp_Tables
--Exclude non-dbo-owned tables, system tables, views, and tables begining
with 'ARCH_' (Archive tables)
Select Table_Name, Table_Count into #FinalizedTableList from
#IntermediateTableList where (Table_Type <> 'system table' and Table_Type <>
'view' and Table_Name NOT LIKE 'ARCH_%' and TABLE_OWNER = 'dbo')
"kevin" wrote:

> sql server 2k
> I am aware of SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES ad sp_help, but in
> each case I also get a table called dtproperties and, in neither case, is
> there a logical way to tell one apart. I am also adverse to using
> undocumented system tables seeing as sql server 2005 is just around the
> corner and upgrading is more than likely... and its a bad idea.
> I am currently using the following. Isn't there a more built in way to do
> this?
> SELECT TABLE_SCHEMA + '.' + TABLE_NAME AS USERTABLE
> FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
> WHERE table_type = 'base table' AND TABLE_NAME <> 'dtproperties'|||See view information_schema.tables and function objectproperty.
Example:
use northwind
go
select
*
from
information_schema.tables
where
table_type = 'base table'
and objectproperty(object_id(quotename(table
_schema) + '.' +
quotename(table_name)), 'IsUserTable') = 1
and objectproperty(object_id(quotename(table
_schema) + '.' +
quotename(table_name)), 'IsMSShipped') = 0
go
AMB
"kevin" wrote:

> sql server 2k
> I am aware of SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES ad sp_help, but in
> each case I also get a table called dtproperties and, in neither case, is
> there a logical way to tell one apart. I am also adverse to using
> undocumented system tables seeing as sql server 2005 is just around the
> corner and upgrading is more than likely... and its a bad idea.
> I am currently using the following. Isn't there a more built in way to do
> this?
> SELECT TABLE_SCHEMA + '.' + TABLE_NAME AS USERTABLE
> FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
> WHERE table_type = 'base table' AND TABLE_NAME <> 'dtproperties'|||Thanks to the two of you.
Alejandro, that was the ticket. Gracias!!
"Alejandro Mesa" wrote:
> See view information_schema.tables and function objectproperty.
> Example:
> use northwind
> go
> select
> *
> from
> information_schema.tables
> where
> table_type = 'base table'
> and objectproperty(object_id(quotename(table
_schema) + '.' +
> quotename(table_name)), 'IsUserTable') = 1
> and objectproperty(object_id(quotename(table
_schema) + '.' +
> quotename(table_name)), 'IsMSShipped') = 0
> go
>
> AMB
> "kevin" wrote:
>