SQL Server Management Studio - Finding all non empty tables

Question

Is there a way for SQL Server Management Studio Express How to list all the non empty tables? I have over 100 tables to go through and check for data.

Answer 1

Morris Miao's solution uses the deprecated sys.sysindexes view; and performs the join to INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES on the basis of table name, which is not guaranteed to be unique; even within a database.

Simon's solution is not scoped to the current database; but can be refined through the use of sys.tables:

SELECT r.table_name, r.row_count, r.[object_id]
FROM sys.tables t
INNER JOIN (
    SELECT OBJECT_NAME(s.[object_id]) table_name, SUM(s.row_count) row_count, s.[object_id]
    FROM sys.dm_db_partition_stats s
    WHERE s.index_id in (0,1)
    GROUP BY s.[object_id]
) r on t.[object_id] = r.[object_id]
WHERE r.row_count > 0
ORDER BY r.table_name;