Check if a table exist using EntitySpaces in DotNetNuke

Using esUtility ExecuteScalar method the function(VB.Net) below given the table name will return true if the table exist in the database otherwise it will return false.

Public Shared Function TableExist(ByVal tableName As String) As Boolean

	Dim strSQL As String = "SELECT Count(*) FROM dbo.sysobjects WHERE id = object_id(N'{databaseOwner}[{objectQualifier}" & tableName & "]') AND OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsTable') = 1"

	strSQL = strSQL.Replace("{databaseOwner}", DotNetNuke.Common.Utilities.Config.GetDataBaseOwner())

	strSQL = strSQL.Replace("{objectQualifier}", DotNetNuke.Common.Utilities.Config.GetObjectQualifer())



	Dim util As New esUtility()

	If util.ExecuteScalar(esQueryType.Text, strsql) > 0 Then

		Return True

	Else

		Return False

	End If

End Function