Sometimes it is very important to query the database meta-data in order to be fast and efficient. SQL code to query the System Database metadata to find out which database has a table you are looking for is simply below: SQL code Select * from sys.databases WHERE  CASE   WHEN state_desc = 'ONLINE'    THEN OBJECT_ID(QUOTENAME(name) + '.[dbo].[PutTheNameOfTable]', 'U')    END IS NOT NULL