To find out empty tables in a database

Question

Hi all,
        I have a database which gets its daily feed from a ftp file. Now is there any way i can figure out the empty tables in the databese which doesnot get any data on the feed.
Thanks in advance,

Answer 1

That's a cool little function.
In case it ever DOES go away in future versions of SQL Server, this will do the same thing:
--Here is the command template:  
declare @cmdtemplate nvarchar(500)  
set @cmdtemplate='if exists(select * from ?) print ''Table ? is not empty.''' 
--Set up the batch of commands, one for each table, substituting ? for the table name:  
declare @cmdbatch nvarchar(max)  
select @cmdbatch=coalesce(@cmdbatch+'; ','')+replace(@cmdtemplate,'?',TableName)  
from (select quotename(Table_Schema)+'.'+quotename(Table_Name) as TableName  
      from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES  
      where Table_Type='BASE TABLE') as q  
--Execute that batch of commands:  
exec sp_executesql @cmdbatch  
--Brad