>>>Hi everybody,
>>>
>>>Is there a way to check, if the database exists? I know, how to do it for tables, but what about databases?
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>

IF EXISTS ( SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.SCHEMATA
>>			WHERE catalog_name = 'master'	)
>>	PRINT 'Yes'
>>

>Interesting. In the time you answered I found the info in the Master database SysDatabases table. Is your way better?

Yes. MS doesn't recomend to query system tables directly because they could change in the future version(s).