https://www.sqlserver70.com/tags/stored-procedures/Recent content in Stored Procedures on SQL Server ScriptsHugo -- gohugo.ioenSQLServer70.comThu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/sql-server-search-stored-procedure-view-text/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.sqlserver70.com/post/sql-server-search-stored-procedure-view-text/ <h2 id="search-stored-procedure-and-view-definitions-in-sql-server">Search Stored Procedure and View Definitions in SQL Server</h2> <p>This script searches the text of stored procedures, views, functions, and triggers in the current database using <code>sys.sql_modules</code>, returning any programmable object whose name or definition contains a given keyword.</p> <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1012089347386563" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-1012089347386563" data-ad-slot="8593449130"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <h2 id="purpose-and-overview">Purpose and Overview</h2> <p>Finding which stored procedures, views, or functions reference a specific table, column, or keyword is a routine DBA and developer task. It comes up when renaming a column, tracking down where a piece of business logic lives, auditing who calls a particular table, or investigating the impact of a schema change. SQL Server stores the source definition of every programmable object in <code>sys.sql_modules</code>, making it straightforward to search across all object types in a single query. This script, adapted from the sqlserver-kit community collection by Ed Pollack and Konstantin Taranov, queries <code>sys.sql_modules</code> joined to <code>sys.objects</code> to search both object names and their full definitions, returning results with the object type, schema, and full source text.</p>