text: IF NOT  EXISTS (SELECT * FROM SYS.OBJECTS WHERE OBJECT_ID = OBJECT_ID(N'[DBO].[CURRENT_STATS]') AND TYPE IN (N'U'))
  CREATE TABLE  CURRENT_STATS (
    TIME_STAMP DATE NOT NULL,
    NODE_ID VARCHAR (40) NOT NULL,
    TRANSACTION_COUNT INT NOT NULL,
    TRANSACTION_COUNT_ENCRYPTED VARCHAR(400) NOT NULL
  );
  