How do I find a stored procedure containing ?

Question

I need to search a SQL server 2008 for stored procedures containing where maybe the name of a database field or variable name.

Answer 1

I use this script. If you change your XML Comments to display as black text on a yellow background you get the effect of highlighting the text you're looking for in the xml column of the results. (Tools -> Options -> Environment -> Fonts and Colors [Display items: XML Comment]

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    SET TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL READ UNCOMMITTED 
    SET NOCOUNT ON
    GO
    DECLARE @SearchString VARCHAR(MAX) 
    SET @SearchString = 'the text you''re looking for'
    DECLARE @OverrideSearchStringWith VARCHAR(MAX) 
    --#############################################################################
    -- Use Escape chars in Brackets []  like [%] to find percent char.
    --############################################################################# 

    DECLARE @ReturnLen INT 
    SET @ReturnLen = 50;
    with    lastrun
              as (select    DEPS.OBJECT_ID
                           ,MAX(last_execution_time) as LastRun
                  from      sys.dm_exec_procedure_stats DEPS
                  group by  deps.object_id
                 )
        SELECT  OL.Type
               ,OBJECT_NAME(OL.Obj_ID) AS 'Name'
               ,LTRIM(RTRIM(REPLACE(SUBSTRING(REPLACE(OBJECT_DEFINITION(OL.Obj_ID), NCHAR(0x001F), ''), CHARINDEX(@SearchString, OBJECT_DEFINITION(OL.Obj_ID)) - @ReturnLen, @ReturnLen * 2), @SearchString, '   ***-->>' + @SearchString + '<<--***  '))) AS SourceLine
               ,CAST(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(CONVERT(VARCHAR(MAX), REPLACE(OBJECT_DEFINITION(OL.Obj_ID), NCHAR(0x001F), '')), '&', '(A M P)'), '<', '(L T)'), '>', '(G T)'), @SearchString, '' + @SearchString + '<-->') AS XML) AS 'Hilight Search'
               ,(SELECT [processing-instruction(A)] = REPLACE(OBJECT_DEFINITION(OL.Obj_ID), NCHAR(0x001F), '')
                FOR
                 XML PATH('')
                    ,TYPE
                ) AS 'code'
               ,Modded AS Modified
               ,LastRun as LastRun
        FROM    (SELECT CASE P.type
                          WHEN 'P' THEN 'Proc'
                          WHEN 'V' THEN 'View'
                          WHEN 'TR' THEN 'Trig'
                          ELSE 'Func'
                        END AS 'Type'
                       ,P.OBJECT_ID AS OBJ_id
                       ,P.modify_Date AS modded
                       ,LastRun.LastRun
                 FROM   sys.Objects P WITH (NOLOCK)
                        LEFT join lastrun on P.object_id = lastrun.object_id
                 WHERE  OBJECT_DEFINITION(p.OBJECT_ID) LIKE '%' + @SearchString + '%'
                        AND type IN ('P', 'V', 'TR', 'FN', 'IF', 'TF')
                     --   AND lastrun.LastRun  IS NOT null
                ) OL
    OPTION  (FAST 10)

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