Answers for "sql query if table exists"

sql drop table if exists

DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dbo.Customers

create table if not exists sql

CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS

> CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS TEAMS
> (TEAMNO      INTEGER NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
> EmployeeNO    INTEGER NOT NULL,
> DIVISION    CHAR(6) NOT NULL);

sql server check table exists

IF EXISTS 
  (SELECT object_id FROM sys.tables
  WHERE name = 'Artists'
  AND SCHEMA_NAME(schema_id) = 'dbo')
  PRINT 'The table exists'
ELSE 
  PRINT 'The table does not exist';