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How do I find all the tables in a database that don't have a specific column?

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I need to add one column with the same name to all of the tables in my database, how can I find which tables don't currently have a column with that name?

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The select for finding tables without a specific column name is,

SELECT DISTINCT table_name 
FROM information_schema.tables
WHERE table_schema = 'DATABASE_NAME'
AND table_name NOT IN(
    SELECT DISTINCT TABLE_NAME 
    FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
    WHERE COLUMN_NAME ='COLUMN_NAME'
    AND TABLE_SCHEMA='DATABASE_NAME'
);
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