T-SQL Script to get row count of all tables in the database

Today I’ve wrote a simple script to get number of records for all tables in a database and fetch those tables that contains at least one record.

This picture shows an example of result set:

Here is the script:

declare @tempTable
table(tablename
varchar(max),

rowscount int,processed bit)

insert into @tempTable

select TABLE_NAME,0,0 from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES

where TABLE_CATALOG=‘DEMO’

declare
@currentTable varchar(max)

set
@currentTable=(select top 1 tablename from
@tempTable where processed=0)

declare
@sqlCommand nvarchar(500)

declare @rowsnum int

declare @param nvarchar(500)

set @param= N’@cnt int OUTPUT’;

while (select COUNT(*) from @tempTable where
processed=0)<>0

begin

set
@sqlCommand=N’select
@cnt=count(*) from ‘+@currentTable

EXECUTE sp_executesql @sqlCommand, @param, @cnt=@rowsnum OUTPUT;

update @tempTable

set processed=1,rowscount=@rowsnum

where tablename=@currentTable

set
@currentTable=(select top 1 tablename from
@tempTable where processed=0)

end

select tablename,rowscount from
@tempTable

where rowscount>0

order by rowscount desc

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