Check if given table or stored procedure exists in SQL Server database

Following SQL statement can be used to check if stored procedure named “SelectEmployee” exists in the active database and drop it if exists.

IF EXISTS (SELECT SystemObjects.Name
FROM SYS.OBJECTS SystemObjects 
WHERE SystemObjects.type = 'p' AND SystemObjects.Name = 'SelectEmployee')
BEGIN
DROP PROCEDURE SelectEmployee
END

Following SQL statement can be used to check if table name “Employee” exists in the database and drop it if exists.

IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM Sys.Tables
WHERE name = 'Employee')
BEGIN
DROP TABLE Employee;
END