Get list of databases from SQL Server

How can I get the list of available databases on a SQL Server instance? I'm planning to make a list of them in a combo box in VB.NET.

Execute:

SELECT name FROM master.sys.databases

This the preferred approach now, rather than dbo.sysdatabases, which has been deprecated for some time.

Execute this query:

SELECT name FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases

or if you prefer

EXEC sp_databases

in light of the ambiguity as to the number of non-user databases, you should probably add:

WHERE name NOT IN ('master', 'tempdb', 'model', 'msdb');

and add the names of the reporting services databases