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Find string in procedure, view, functions, defaults etc.

Apr 30, 2004

>>Script Language and Platform: SQL Server
This user defined function will search procedures, views and functions for the given string.

–usage
select * from dbo.udf_Findstringinobjects (‘Quantity’)
–results
CK_Quantity	others
Products by Category	View
Invoices	View
Order Details Extended	View
Order Subtotals	View
Product Sales for 1997	View
CustOrdersDetail	Stored procedure
CustOrderHist	Stored procedure
SalesByCategory	Stored procedure

Create Function dbo.udf_Findstringinobjects (@string varchar(100))
returns @tbl  Table(Name varchar(128), Type varchar(100))
AS
BEGIN
insert into @tbl(Name,Type) select name, ObjectType = case
when TYPE=’D’ thenDefault or DEFAULT constraintwhen TYPE=’FN’ then ‘Scalar functionwhen TYPE=’IFthen ‘Inlined table-functionwhen TYPE=’P’ then ‘Stored procedurewhen TYPE=’R’ thenRulewhen TYPE=’RF’ thenReplication filter stored procedurewhen TYPE=’TF’ thenTable functionwhen TYPE=’TR’ thenTriggerwhen TYPE=’U’ thenUser tablewhen TYPE=’V’ thenViewwhen TYPE=’X’ then ‘Extended stored procedureelse ‘others’
end
 from sysobjects where id in
(select id from syscomments where text like ‘%’+@string+’%’)
return
END

Author: MAK



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