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How do I find my SQL Server database ID?

by Rhyley Bryan

How do I find my SQL Server database ID?

  1. DB_ID ( [ ‘database_name’ ] )
  2. SELECT DB_ID() AS [Database ID]; GO.
  3. SELECT DB_ID(N’AdventureWorks2008R2′) AS [Database ID]; GO.

What is id in SQL database?

An identity column is a column (also known as a field) in a database table that is made up of values generated by the database. This is much like an AutoNumber field in Microsoft Access or a sequence in Oracle. In Microsoft SQL Server you have options for both the seed (starting value) and the increment.

What is a database ID?

The database object name is referred to as its identifier. Everything in Microsoft SQL Server can have an identifier. Servers, databases, and database objects, such as tables, views, columns, indexes, triggers, procedures, constraints, and rules, can have identifiers. The PRIMARY KEY constraint has no identifier.

When to use DB ID in SQL Server?

The name of the database whose database ID number DB_ID will return. If the call to DB_ID omits database_name, DB_ID returns the ID of the current database. DB_ID may only be used to return the database identifier of the current database in Azure SQL Database.

How to get database ID in Transact SQL?

This function returns the database identification (ID) number of a specified database. To view Transact-SQL syntax for SQL Server 2014 and earlier, see Previous versions documentation. The name of the database whose database ID number DB_ID will return. If the call to DB_ID omits database_name, DB_ID returns the ID of the current database.

What happens if DB _ name omits database _ ID?

If the call to DB_NAME omits database_id, DB_NAME returns the name of the current database. If the caller of DB_NAME does not own a specific non- master or non- tempdb database, ALTER ANY DATABASE or VIEW ANY DATABASE server-level permissions at minimum are required to see the corresponding DB_ID row.

How to find the ID of a database?

database_id. The identification number (ID) of the database whose name DB_NAME will return. If the call to DB_NAME omits database_id, DB_NAME returns the name of the current database.