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&quot;Contains one row per database in the instance of Microsoft SQL Server.&quot;<br />
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"Contains one row per database in the instance of Microsoft SQL Server."


http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178534(v=sql.100).aspx [http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178534(v=sql.100).aspx]

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Thank you, each! I am feeling a bit dense here...WHERE is the (meta)data stored? In the MASTER DB?
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Thank you, each! I am feeling a bit dense here...WHERE is the (meta)data stored? In the MASTER DB?

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lcohan, I se your answer, and from whence you quoted the line, but it seems odd that each SQL Server DB would have one row of system data inscribed into each?
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lcohan, I se your answer, and from whence you quoted the line, but it seems odd that each SQL Server DB would have one row of system data inscribed into each?

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Thank you for the splendid education! :)
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In running the query below, does the resulting list of databases mean that each database on a SQL server has a table which lists the other co-located databases? Or, is this query actually getting data external to the database itself?<br />
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SELECT * FROM sys.databases<br />
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Thank you!<br />
JohnD
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In running the query below, does the resulting list of databases mean that each database on a SQL server has a table which lists the other co-located databases? Or, is this query actually getting data external to the database itself?

SELECT * FROM sys.databases

Thank you!
JohnD

SELECT * FROM sys.databases

Databases are organized collections of data, most commonly accessed through management systems including schemas, tables, queries and processes that allow users to enter and manipulate the information or utilize it in other fashions, such as with web applications or for reporting purposes.

Databases

Microsoft SQL Server is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.SQL Server is available in multiple versions, typically identified by release year, and versions are subdivided into editions to distinguish between product functionality. Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning.

Microsoft SQL Server

SQL (Structured Query Language) is designed to be used in conjunction with relational database products as of a means of working with sets of data. SQL consists of data definition, data manipulation, and procedural elements. Its scope includes data insert, query, update and delete, schema creation and modification, and data access control.