How can i get the list of tables in the stored procedure

Question

There are lot of tables and sp in the db. I find the tables name which are used in the specific sp (stored procedure).

sp_depends %sp_name% not give the

Answer 1

The two highest voted answers use a lot of deprecated tables that should be avoided.
Here's a much cleaner way to do it.

Get all the tables on which a stored procedure depends:

SELECT DISTINCT p.name AS proc_name, t.name AS table_name
FROM sys.sql_dependencies d 
INNER JOIN sys.procedures p ON p.object_id = d.object_id
INNER JOIN sys.tables     t ON t.object_id = d.referenced_major_id
ORDER BY proc_name, table_name

Works with MS SQL SERVER 2005+

List of Changes:

• sysdepends should be replaced with sys.sql_dependencies
  • The new table uses object_id instead of id
  • The new table uses referenced_major_id instead of depid
• Using sysobjects should be replaced with more focused system catalog views
  • As marc_s pointed out, instead use sys.tables and sys.procedures
  • Note: This prevents having to check where o.xtype = 'p' (etc.)

• Also, there is really no need for a CTE which uses ROW_NUMBER() just in order to make sure we only have one of each record set returned. That's what DISTINCT is there for!

  • In fact, SQL is smart enough to use DISTINCT behind the scenes.

  • I submit into evidence: Exhibit A. The following queries have the same Execution Plan!

    -- Complex
    WITH MyPeople AS (
      SELECT id, name,
      ROW_NUMBER() OVER(PARTITION BY id, name ORDER BY id, name) AS row
      FROM People)
    SELECT id, name
    FROM MyPeople
    WHERE row = 1
    
    -- Better
    SELECT DISTINCT id, name
    FROM People