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Find for SQL Objects, Entities or Text

IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM Sys.Objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[uspFindObjects]') AND type in (N'P', N'PC'))
DROP PROCEDURE [dbo].[uspFindObjects]
GO

CREATE PROCEDURE uspFindObjects
@ObjectType CHAR(2)=NULL,
@SearchText VARCHAR(500) = NULL,
@SearchType CHAR(1)=NULL,
@OrderBy CHAR(1)='N'
AS
BEGIN
/***********************************************************************************************************
Procedure: uspFindObjects

Parameters: 1. @ObjectType - Type of object to be searched.
- U : Table
- P : Stored Procedure
- V : View
- FN : Function
- * : Find All (Tables, SP, Views, Functions)
2. @SearchText - Text to be searched
3. @SearchType - Type of data to be searched
- N : Name
- C : Column
- T : Text
4. @OrderBy - Order of results to be returned. Default is by object name.
- N : ObjectName
Anything other than N is order by ObjectType

Purpose: 1. Find tables/stored procedures/functions/views by name.
2. Find tables having specific columns.
3. Find a string inside stored procedure/views/functions.

Written by: Sunil M. Chandurkar

Tested on: SQL Server 2005

Date created: October 18, 2007

Example 1: To search table with a name:

EXEC uspFindObjects 'U','Client_Master','N'

Example 2: To search table/stored procedure/views with specific name

EXEC uspFindObjects '*','Client_Master','N'

Example 3: To seach tables having specific columns

EXEC uspFindObjects 'U','Client_ID','C'

Example 4: To search text inside any Stored Procedure/View/Function

EXEC uspFindObjects '*','City_Name','T'

***********************************************************************************************************/

SET NOCOUNT ON
-- CREATE TABLE @sysObjects
DECLARE @sysObjects Table
(
ObjectName VARCHAR(200),
ObjectType VARCHAR(200)
)

SET @ObjectType = ISNULL(LTRIM(RTRIM(@ObjectType)),'')

IF @ObjectType=''
BEGIN
PRINT 'Procedure ''uspFindObjects'' expects parameter ''@ObjectType'', which was not supplied.'
RETURN
END

SET @SearchText = ISNULL(LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchText)),'')
IF @SearchText=''
BEGIN
PRINT 'Procedure ''uspFindObjects'' expects parameter ''@SearchText'', which was not supplied.'
RETURN
END
SET @SearchType = ISNULL(LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchType)),'N')
--Here search for an object by its name.
--E.g. Look for a table having a specific name
IF LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchType))='N'
INSERT INTO @sysObjects
SELECT so.name,
CASE so.XType WHEN 'P' THEN 'Stored Procedure'
WHEN 'U' THEN 'TABLE'
WHEN 'V' THEN 'View'
WHEN 'FN' THEN 'Function'
END 'Type'
FROM sysobjects so
WHERE so.Name Like '%' + @SearchText +'%' AND
(@ObjectType='*' OR so.xtype=@ObjectType)
--search for text in stored procedures or views
ELSE IF LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchType))='T'
INSERT INTO @sysObjects
SELECT so.name,
CASE so.XType WHEN 'P' THEN 'Stored Procedure'
WHEN 'U' THEN 'TABLE'
WHEN 'V' THEN 'View'
WHEN 'FN' THEN 'Function'
END 'Type'
FROM SysObjects so INNER JOIN SysComments SCM ON so.id=scm.id AND scm.text LIKE '%' + @SearchText +'%'
AND (@ObjectType='*' OR so.xtype=@ObjectType)
--search for columns in tables
ELSE IF LTRIM(RTRIM(@SearchType))='C'
INSERT INTO @sysObjects
SELECT so.name,
CASE so.XType WHEN 'P' THEN 'Stored Procedure'
WHEN 'U' THEN 'TABLE'
WHEN 'V' THEN 'View'
WHEN 'FN' THEN 'Function'
END 'Type'
FROM SysObjects so INNER JOIN syscolumns sc ON so.id=sc.id AND sc.name LIKE '%' + @SearchText +'%'
AND (@ObjectType='*' OR so.xtype=@ObjectType)

SET NOCOUNT OFF

IF @OrderBy='N'
SELECT * FROM @sysObjects ORDER BY ObjectName
ELSE
SELECT * FROM @sysObjects ORDER BY ObjectType,ObjectName

SET NOCOUNT OFF
END
GO


PS: from SqlServerCentral, i modified a bit so it using Table variable instead temporary Table

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