Get all table names of a particular database by SQL query?

I am working on application which can deal with multiple database servers like "MySQL" and "MS SQL Server".

I want to get tables' names of a particular database using a general query which should suitable for all database types. I have tried following:

SELECT TABLE_NAME
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_TYPE='BASE TABLE'

But it is giving table names of all databases of a particular server but I want to get tables names of selected database only. How can I restrict this query to get tables of a particular database?

Solution 1:

Probably due to the way different sql dbms deal with schemas.

Try the following

For SQL Server:

SELECT TABLE_NAME
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE' AND TABLE_CATALOG='dbName'

For MySQL:

SELECT TABLE_NAME 
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE' AND TABLE_SCHEMA='dbName' 

For Oracle I think the equivalent would be to use DBA_TABLES.

Solution 2:

Stolen from here:

USE YOURDBNAME
GO 
SELECT *
FROM sys.Tables
GO

Solution 3:

The following query will select all of the Tables in the database named DBName:

USE DBName
GO 
SELECT *
FROM sys.Tables
GO

Solution 4:

USE DBName;
SELECT * FROM sys.Tables;

We can deal without GO in-place of you can use semicolon ;.