How can I query the name of the current SQL Server database instance?

Question

It is a bit of a \"chicken or egg\" kind of query, but can someone dreamup a query that can return the name of the current database instance in which the query executes? Bel

Answer 1

SELECT
 @@servername AS 'Server Name' -- The database server's machine name
,@@servicename AS 'Instance Name' -- e.g.: MSSQLSERVER
,DB_NAME() AS 'Database Name'
,HOST_NAME() AS 'Host Name' -- The database client's machine name