IsSqlServerDatabasePresent – Checking whether a SQL Server database is present

' Returns whether a SQL Server DB with the specified name is present' The first param must be a valid connection string to the 'master' database' Requires Imports System.Data.SqlClient'' Example:'   Debug.WriteLine(IsSqlServerDatabasePresent( '      "server=(local); ' Database=master; user id=sa; password=;", "CodeBoxLib"))Function IsSqlServerDatabasePresent(ByVal masterConnString As String, _    ByVal dbName As String) As Boolean    Dim cn As New SqlConnection(masterConnString)    ' count the databases with the specified name    Dim cmd As New SqlCommand("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM sysdatabases WHERE " _        & "[name]='" & dbName & "'", cn)    cn.Open()    Dim count As Integer = CType(cmd.ExecuteScalar(), Integer)            cn.Close()    ' return True if a record is found    Return (count > 0)End Function