Determine table referenced in a view in SQL Server

Question

How can i get to know the tables used in a view in SQL Server? Is there a script or a tool that could let me know the tables used in a view and can also list down the fields

Answer 1

The simplest way to see the content of (most) objects would be:

sp_helptext blah

Where you substitute blah with the name of the object. This would yield the actual code which created the object. in this case, for instance it could result in:

CREATE VIEW blah
AS
  select blah.column1,blah.column2 from blah_table