There is not really a limit to the actual number of tables rather there is a limit to the number of total database objects, which includ all tables, views, stored procedures, triggers, rules, defaults, constraints, etc...
When you take the sum of all of those elements, they cannot exceed 2,147,483,647.
I think you would want to ensure you have the capacity, memory, hard drive space, etc. Interesting question though...
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I think you can have 2,147,483,647 objects, but I couldn’t find any oficial source to confirm it.
Thanks Carlos. I looked myself, but couldn’t find anything in a quick search either. If what you say is true, that is very helpful. Thanks.
Chris
Here is the source: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa933149(SQL.80).aspx
Excellent, the exact source I was looking for. Feel kind of stupid not thinking to look directly into MSDN.
Well, I think 2+ billion objects is suffice for my project.
Thanks for your time guys.
Regards,
Chris