IF not (EXISTS (SELECT * 
                 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES 
                 WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'DBO' 
                 AND  TABLE_NAME = 'MyTable'))
BEGIN
    print 'does not exists'
END


My question is about the Table_Schema.  In general I still don't understand what is the SQL Schema.  If I put the 'DBO' in the Table_Schema above, the code works; the table - if exists - is found.  But could there be a case - in the customer SQL Server database - that I need to enter something different than 'DBO'?  Or, to be safe, should I drop the TABLE_SCHEMA from the WHERE completely?

TIA

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