SQL server 2012 SP_HELPTEXT extra lines issue

Question

I am using SQL server 2012, & always use SP_HELPTEXT to get my previously created Stored Procedures, In previous versions of SQL server there were no issues

Answer 1

A better workaround (compared to use Results to text) in my opinion is to create an sp_helptext2 storedproc as explained here:

http://sql-javier-villegas.blogspot.com/2012/08/a-workaround-for-sphelptext-bug-in-ssms.html

Note: that solution has a bug leaving out the last line if there is no new line at the end. Corrected T-SQL:

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[sp_helptext2] (@ProcName NVARCHAR(256))
AS
BEGIN
  DECLARE @PROC_TABLE TABLE (X1  NVARCHAR(MAX))

  DECLARE @Proc NVARCHAR(MAX)
  DECLARE @Procedure NVARCHAR(MAX)
  DECLARE @ProcLines TABLE (PLID INT IDENTITY(1,1), Line NVARCHAR(MAX))

  SELECT @Procedure = 'SELECT DEFINITION FROM '+db_name()+'.SYS.SQL_MODULES WHERE OBJECT_ID = OBJECT_ID('''+@ProcName+''')'

  insert into @PROC_TABLE (X1)
        exec  (@Procedure)

  SELECT @Proc=X1 from @PROC_TABLE

  WHILE CHARINDEX(CHAR(13)+CHAR(10),@Proc) > 0
  BEGIN
        INSERT @ProcLines
        SELECT LEFT(@Proc,CHARINDEX(CHAR(13)+CHAR(10),@Proc)-1)
        SELECT @Proc = SUBSTRING(@Proc,CHARINDEX(CHAR(13)+CHAR(10),@Proc)+2,LEN(@Proc))
  END
  --* inserts last line
  insert @ProcLines 
  select @Proc ;

  SELECT Line FROM @ProcLines ORDER BY PLID
END