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

>>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’ then ‘Default or DEFAULT constraint’
when TYPE=’FN’ then ‘Scalar function’
when TYPE=’IF’ then ‘Inlined table-function’
when TYPE=’P’ then ‘Stored procedure’
when TYPE=’R’ then ‘Rule’
when TYPE=’RF’ then ‘Replication filter stored procedure’
when TYPE=’TF’ then ‘Table function’
when TYPE=’TR’ then ‘Trigger’
when TYPE=’U’ then ‘User table’
when TYPE=’V’ then ‘View’
when TYPE=’X’ then ‘Extended stored procedure’
else ‘others’
end
from sysobjects where id in
(select id from syscomments where text like ‘%’+@string+’%’)
return
END

Author: MAK



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