SQL Server 2008: I have 1000 tables, I need to know which tables have data

Question

Is there a way in SMSS to detect whether a table has any records? I need to get a list of tables that have records. perhaps there is a sql statement that will do the trick?<

Answer 1

A simpler syntax:

SELECT  
    [Name] = o.name,
    [RowCount]= SUM(p.row_count)
FROM SYS.DM_DB_PARTITION_STATS p
INNER JOIN SYS.TABLES o ON p.[object_ID] = o.[object_id]
WHERE index_id <= 1 -- Heap or clustered index only
GROUP BY o.name
ORDER BY 2 desc