How do I obtain a list of all schemas in a Sql Server database

Question

I want to retrieve a list of all schemas in a given Sql Server database. Using the ADO.NET schema retrieval API I get a list of all collections but there is no

Answer 1

For 2005 and later, these will both give what you're looking for.

SELECT name FROM sys.schemas
SELECT SCHEMA_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMATA

For 2000, this will give a list of the databases in the instance.

SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMATA

That's the "backward incompatability" noted in @Adrift's answer.

In SQL Server 2000 (and lower), there aren't really "schemas" as such, although you can use roles as namespaces in a similar way. In that case, this may be the closest equivalent.

SELECT * FROM sysusers WHERE gid <> 0