Check if table exists in SQL Server

Question

I would like this to be the ultimate discussion on how to check if a table exists in SQL Server 2000/2005 using SQL Statements.

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Answer 1

There is one more option to check if the table exists across databases

IF EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM [change-to-your-database].SYS.TABLES WHERE NAME = 'change-to-your-table-name')
BEGIN
    -- do whatever you want
END