Check if table exists and if it doesn't exist, create it in SQL Server 2008

Question

I am writing a Stored procedure in SQL Server 2008. I need to check if a table exists in the database. If it doesn\'t then I need to create it.

How do I do this?

Answer 1

If I am not wrong, this should work:

    if not exists (Select 1 from tableName)
create table ...