BI SQL # 192 : SQL Server DBA Scripts : Search string or pattern in SQL module definition
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In this article we are going to cover How to Search string or pattern in SQL module definition.
In this post we are going to discuss following points:
- Problem Statement of SQL Script:
- Description of SQL Script:
- SQL Script Output Column
- Input Parameter of SQL Script
- SQL Script Code
- SQL Script Output Screenshot
- User Level to execute
Problem Statement of SQL Script:
Search string or pattern in SQL module definition.
Description of SQL Script:
This Script search through all module definition of trigger, stored procedure, functions etc. for a pattern.
SQL Script Output Column
Input Parameter of SQL Script
@pattern NVARCHAR (100)
SQL Script Code
DECLARE @pattern NVARCHAR(100); SET @pattern = '%INSTEAD OF%';-- The search pattern. ; WITH def AS ( SELECT SCH.NAME + '.' + OBJ.NAME AS ObjectName ,OBJ.type_desc AS ObjectType ,OBJ.modify_date AS ObjectModifyDate ,PARSCH.NAME + '.' + PAROBJ.NAME AS ParentName ,PAROBJ.type_desc AS ParentType ,MDL.DEFINITION AS SqlDefinition ,PATINDEX(@pattern, MDL.DEFINITION) AS PosIndex FROM sys.sql_modules AS MDL INNER JOIN sys.objects AS OBJ ON MDL.object_id = OBJ.object_id INNER JOIN sys.schemas AS SCH ON OBJ.schema_id = SCH.schema_id LEFT JOIN sys.objects AS PAROBJ ON OBJ.parent_object_id = PAROBJ.object_id LEFT JOIN sys.schemas AS PARSCH ON PAROBJ.schema_id = PARSCH. schema_id WHERE MDL.DEFINITION LIKE @pattern ) SELECT def.ObjectName ,def.ObjectType ,def.ObjectModifyDate ,def.ParentName ,def.ParentType ,CASE WHEN def.PosIndex = 0 THEN '?' ELSE SUBSTRING(def.SqlDefinition, def.PosIndex - 10, LEN( @pattern) + 20) END AS FoundPartDef ,def.SqlDefinition FROM def ORDER BY def.ObjectName
SQL Script Output Screenshot
User Level to execute
200
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