Thanks Bryan, the SELECT was the key, I was doing a RETURN! Sleep deprivation at its finest...
Jeff Block -----Original Message----- From: alpine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 5:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Checking Existance and Creating SqlServer Objects >Is there a way to query for the existance of tables and stored procedures >from C#? From VB6 land I was using SQLDMO, but can't seem to figure it >out through interop in C#. I want to be able to create tables, but only >if they don't exist first, stored procedures I would most likely want to >just drop and recreate. Any thoughts would be very appreciated! > >TIA... > >Jeff Have you tried just using an IF EXISTS query? Something like.... IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM dbo.sysobjects WHERE id = object_id(N'[dbo].[WORKSTATIONS]') AND OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsUserTable') = 1) SELECT 1 ELSE SELECT 0 HTH, Bryan _________________________________________________________ New Vision Software "When the going gets weird," Bryan Stafford "the weird turn pro." [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hunter S. Thompson - www.mvps.org/vbvision Fear and Loathing in LasVegas You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. ********************************************************************** This message and any attachments are intended for the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not forward, copy, print, use or disclose this communication to others; also please notify the sender by replying to this message, and then delete it from your system. The Timken Company ********************************************************************** You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.