Testing in SQL Server – Count all rows from multiple tables

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Clik here to view.Here's a quick and easy script I find myself using often to count all rows across multiple tables, so I thought I would share.

It uses SQL to write, then execute SQL, performing a count(*) across all tables for a defined schema(s), and returns an output with the table name and count.

It is handy for when you need to compare multiple table counts between a source and target database.

Tweak the WHERE clause in line 10 to suit your needs.

DECLARE @TABLECOUNTS NVARCHAR(MAX) ;
SELECT @TABLECOUNTS = COALESCE(@TABLECOUNTS + ' UNION ALL ','')
                    + 'SELECT'
                    + '''' + QUOTENAME(TAB.TABLE_SCHEMA)
                    + '.' + QUOTENAME(TAB.TABLE_NAME) + '''  AS [TABLENAME]
                    , COUNT(*) AS [ROWCOUNT] FROM '
                    + QUOTENAME(TAB.TABLE_SCHEMA)
                    + '.' + QUOTENAME(TAB.TABLE_NAME) + ' WITH (NOLOCK) '
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES AS TAB
WHERE TAB.TABLE_SCHEMA IN ('Dimension','Fact')
AND TAB.TABLE_TYPE IN ('Base Table')
ORDER BY TAB.TABLE_SCHEMA,TAB.TABLE_NAME

EXEC SP_EXECUTESQL @TABLECOUNTS

GO

Enjoy,

Nic