Check if table exists in SQL Server
For queries like this it is always best to use an INFORMATION_SCHEMA view. These views are (mostly) standard across many different databases and rarely change from version to version.
To check if a table exists use:
IF (EXISTS (SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'TheSchema' AND TABLE_NAME = 'TheTable'))BEGIN --Do StuffEND
Also note that if for any reason you need to check for a temporary table you can do this:
if OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#test') is not null --- temp table exists
We always use the OBJECT_ID style for as long as I remember
IF OBJECT_ID('*objectName*', 'U') IS NOT NULL