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  • Hi All,

    DECLARE @a NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @a Cnt Int

    DECLARE @tableName NVARCHAR(MAX)

    SET @Cnt = 5

    WHILE @Cnt >0

    BEGIN

    SET @tableName = (SELECT tableName from TableContainsAllTableName WHERE ID = Cnt)

    SET @a = 'SELECT * FROM '+@tableName+'

    -- Here I want to check that before executing above query data is present in above table or not

    -- i.e is @tableName table Empty if yes then don't show result if no then show result

    EXECUTE (@a)

    Need Help ASAP

  • Hi sachin,

    Post me the correct and full script.

    Muthukkumaran Kaliyamoorthy
    https://www.sqlserverblogforum.com/

  • set @a = 'if exists(select top 1 * from ' + @tableName +') select * from ' + @tableName

    The code you have posted will not compile. Check before posting.

    - arjun

    https://sqlroadie.com/

  • Thank you all that really helped me. 🙂

  • Hi all,

    I've no knowledge of SQL or any other query language bu still I managed to write below query using MSDN.

    I've completed my query but still it takes 1 to 2 hours to execute can you help me to improve performance of this query

    Below query is used to search string in database and return row from that database.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SET NOCOUNT ON

    CREATE TABLE #query (query NVARCHAR(MAX), id int)

    DECLARE @STR_IP NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @T_NAME NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @T_NAME1 NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @C_NAME NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @a NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @a_Copy NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @Cnt Int

    DECLARE @Result NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @query NVARCHAR(MAX)

    SET @Result = NULL

    SET @STR_IP = 'Enter string to search in database'

    --SET @STR_IP = 'a'

    CREATE TABLE #temp_all (TableName VARCHAR(MAX) , Column_Name VARCHAR(MAX), Coulumn_Type VARCHAR(MAX),Num Int)

    INSERT INTO #temp_all (TableName ,Column_Name,Coulumn_Type,Num ) (SELECT TABLE_NAME,COLUMN_NAME,DATA_TYPE,ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY TABLE_NAME) AS Int FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS)

    SET @Cnt = (Select MAX(Num) FROM #temp_all)

    SET @T_NAME = (SELECT TableName FROM (SELECT TableName FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    WHILE @Cnt > 0

    BEGIN

    SET @T_NAME1 = (SELECT TableName FROM (SELECT TableName FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    SET @C_NAME = (SELECT Column_Name FROM (SELECT Column_Name FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    SET @a = 'SELECT TOP 1 * from '+@T_NAME+' WHERE LOWER(CAST(['+@C_NAME+'] AS NVARCHAR(MAX))) LIKE LOWER('+''''+@STR_IP+''''+')'

    SET @Cnt = @Cnt - 1

    WHILE @T_NAME = @T_NAME1

    BEGIN

    SET @C_NAME = (SELECT Column_Name FROM (SELECT Column_Name FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    SET @a = @a + ' OR LOWER(CAST(['+@C_NAME+'] AS NVARCHAR(MAX))) LIKE LOWER('+''''+@STR_IP+''''+')'

    SET @Cnt = @Cnt - 1

    SET @T_NAME1 = (SELECT TableName FROM (SELECT TableName FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    END

    SET @a_Copy = REPLACE(@a,'TOP 1','')

    SET @a = 'IF EXISTS('+@a + ') '+ @a_Copy

    execute (@a)

    SET @T_NAME = @T_NAME1

    END

    DROP TABLE #temp_all

    DROP TABLE #query

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  • I assume you trying to search every column of every table for a specific value? The nested while loops you have are horrible for performance but for this type of thing there is little else you can do.

    Lowell posted a stored proc he has for this type of thing. Here is his version.

    CREATE PROCEDURE sp_UGLYSEARCH

    /*

    --Purpose: to search every string column in a databasefor a specific word

    --returns sql statement as a string which idnetifies the matching table

    -- or when the optional parameter is used, the sql statement for the specific matching column.

    --usage:

    -- EXEC sp_UGLYSEARCH 'Provisional'

    -- EXEC sp_UGLYSEARCH 'TEST'

    -- creates one SQL for each table that actually has a match for the searched value i.e.

    -- SELECT * FROM [ACACTSCR] WHERE [DESCRIP] LIKE '%TEST%' OR [TITLE] LIKE '%TEST%'

    --optional parameter SEARCHBYCOLUMN

    -- EXEC sp_UGLYSEARCH 'TEST',1

    -- creates one SQL for each Column that actually has a match for the searched value i.e.

    -- SELECT * FROM [dbo].[ACACTSCR] WHERE [DESCRIP] LIKE '%TEST%'

    -- SELECT * FROM [dbo].[ACACTSCR] WHERE [TITLE] LIKE '%TEST%'

    */

    @SEARCHSTRING VARCHAR(50),

    @SEARCHBYCOLUMN INT = 0

    AS

    BEGIN

    SET NOCOUNT ON

    DECLARE @SQL VARCHAR(max),

    @SCHEMANAME VARCHAR(100),

    @TABLENAME VARCHAR(100),

    @COLUMNNAME VARCHAR(100),

    @COLZ VARCHAR(max)

    CREATE TABLE #RESULTS(SCHEMANAME VARCHAR(100), TBLNAME VARCHAR(100),COLNAME VARCHAR(100),SQL VARCHAR(max))

    SELECT

    SCHEMA_NAME(schema_id) AS SCHEMANAME,

    objz.name AS TBLNAME,

    colz.name AS COLNAME,

    TYPE_NAME(colz.user_type_id) AS DATATYPE

    INTO #TEMP

    FROM sys.objects objz

    INNER JOIN sys.columns colz ON objz.object_id = colz.object_id

    WHERE objz.type='U'

    AND TYPE_NAME(colz.user_type_id) IN ('VARCHAR','NVARCHAR','CHAR','NCHAR')

    AND colz.max_length >= LEN(@SEARCHSTRING) --smart: don't search varchar(1) columns for 'TEST' 4xmpl

    ORDER BY TBLNAME,COLNAME

    IF @SEARCHBYCOLUMN = 0

    BEGIN

    DECLARE C1 CURSOR FOR

    SELECT SCHEMANAME,TBLNAME,COLNAME FROM #TEMP ORDER BY SCHEMANAME,TBLNAME,COLNAME

    OPEN C1

    FETCH NEXT FROM C1 INTO @SCHEMANAME,@TABLENAME,@COLUMNNAME

    WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS <> -1

    BEGIN

    SET @COLZ=''

    SELECT @COLZ = @COLZ + QUOTENAME(COLNAME) + ' LIKE ''%' + @SEARCHSTRING + '%'' OR ' FROM #TEMP WHERE TBLNAME=@TABLENAME

    --@COLZ has a trailing 'OR ' which must be removed

    SET @COLZ = SUBSTRING(@COLZ,1,LEN(@COLZ) -3)

    --PRINT @COLZ

    SET @SQL = 'IF EXISTS(SELECT * FROM ' + QUOTENAME(@SCHEMANAME) + '.' + QUOTENAME(@TABLENAME) + ' WHERE ' + @COLZ + ') INSERT INTO #RESULTS(TBLNAME,COLNAME,SQL) VALUES(''' + @TABLENAME + ''',''-'','' SELECT * FROM ' + QUOTENAME(@TABLENAME) + ' WHERE ' + REPLACE(@COLZ,'''','''''') + ''') ;'

    --PRINT @SQL

    EXEC (@SQL)

    FETCH NEXT FROM C1 INTO @SCHEMANAME,@TABLENAME,@COLUMNNAME

    END

    CLOSE C1

    DEALLOCATE C1

    END

    ELSE --@SEARCHBYCOLUMN <> 0

    BEGIN

    DECLARE C2 CURSOR FOR

    SELECT SCHEMANAME,TBLNAME,COLNAME FROM #TEMP ORDER BY SCHEMANAME,TBLNAME,COLNAME

    OPEN C2

    FETCH NEXT FROM C2 INTO @SCHEMANAME,@TABLENAME,@COLUMNNAME

    WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS <> -1

    BEGIN

    SET @SQL = 'IF EXISTS(SELECT * FROM ' + QUOTENAME(@SCHEMANAME) + '.' + QUOTENAME(@TABLENAME) + ' WHERE ' + QUOTENAME(@COLUMNNAME) + ' LIKE ''%' + @SEARCHSTRING + '%'')

    INSERT INTO #RESULTS(SCHEMANAME,TBLNAME,COLNAME,SQL) VALUES(''' + @SCHEMANAME + ''',''' + @TABLENAME + ''',''' + @COLUMNNAME + ''',''

    SELECT * FROM ' + QUOTENAME(@SCHEMANAME) + '.' + QUOTENAME(@TABLENAME) + ' WHERE ' + QUOTENAME(@COLUMNNAME) + ' LIKE ''''%' + @SEARCHSTRING + '%'''' '') ;'

    PRINT @SQL

    EXEC (@SQL)

    FETCH NEXT FROM C2 INTO @SCHEMANAME,@TABLENAME,@COLUMNNAME

    END

    CLOSE C2

    DEALLOCATE C2

    END --@SEARCHBYCOLUMN <> 0

    SELECT * FROM #RESULTS ORDER BY TBLNAME,COLNAME

    END --PROC

    GO

    SELECT * FROM #RESULTS ORDER BY TBLNAME,COLNAME

    END --PROC

    GO

    I created my version a number of years ago...it is also horrible on performance.

    declare @table_name varchar(2000)

    declare @sSQL nvarchar(4000)

    declare @result varchar(20)

    declare @column_name varchar(2000)

    declare @SearchVal varchar(200)

    set @SearchVal = '%your search val here%'

    declare @ColName varchar (250)

    set @ColName = '%use this if you want to limit to a naming convention on the columns to search (i.e. email)%'

    declare SearchList cursor for

    select distinct so.name,sc.name from syscolumns sc

    inner join sysobjects so on sc.id = so.id

    where sc.name like @ColName

    and so.type = 'U'

    open SearchList

    fetch next from SearchList into @table_name, @column_name

    while(@@fetch_status = 0)

    begin

    select @sSQL = 'if exists (select ''' + @table_name + ''' as TableName,' + @column_name + ' from ' + @table_name + ' where ' + @column_name + ' like ''' + @SearchVal + ''') select ''' + @table_name + ''' as TableName,' + @column_name + ' from ' + @table_name + ' where ' + @column_name + ' like ''' + @SearchVal + ''''

    exec sp_executesql @sSQL

    --select @ssql

    fetch next from SearchList into @table_name, @column_name

    end

    close SearchList

    deallocate SearchList

    The bottom line is that you should NEVER use this type of thing on a production server. It is as slow as molasses on a frozen lake in Alaska in January. There is no way to make something this extensive run fast.

    _______________________________________________________________

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  • Here is a script that I use that also allows a replace:

    /*

    * CATEGORY: Script

    * AUTHOR: Luiz Barros

    * OBJECTIVE: Find and Replace a string in all string fields (char, varchar, etc) of all tables in the database

    *

    * PARAMETERS:

    * @SearchChar is the string to be found. Use wildcard %

    * @ReplaceChar is the string to replace occurrences of @SearchChar

    * @Replace = 0 => search for @SearchChar; @Replace = 1 => Find and replace occurrences

    */

    SET NOCOUNT ON

    DECLARE @SearchChar VARCHAR(8000),

    @ReplaceChar VARCHAR(8000),

    @SearchChar1 VARCHAR(8000),

    @Replace BIT

    SET @Replace = 0

    SET @SearchChar = '%JXK053%'

    SET @ReplaceChar = 'JXK053'

    IF @Replace = 1 AND (@SearchChar IS NULL OR @ReplaceChar IS NULL) BEGIN

    PRINT 'Invalid Parameters' RETURN

    END

    SET @SearchChar1 = REPLACE(@SearchChar, '%', '')

    DECLARE @sql VARCHAR(8000),

    @ColumnName VARCHAR(100),

    @TableName VARCHAR(100)

    CREATE TABLE #T (TableName VARCHAR(100),

    FieldName VARCHAR(100),

    Value VARCHAR(MAX))

    DECLARE db CURSOR LOCAL FOR

    SELECT '[' + s.NAME + '].[' + b.Name + ']' AS TableName,

    c.Name AS ColumnName

    FROM sys.objects b, syscolumns c, sys.schemas s

    WHERE c.id = b.OBJECT_ID --b.id

    AND b.type = 'u'

    AND c.xType IN (35, 99, 167, 175, 231, 239) -- string types

    AND s.SCHEMA_ID = b.schema_id

    ORDER BY b.name

    OPEN db

    FETCH NEXT FROM db INTO @TableName, @ColumnName

    WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 BEGIN

    IF @Replace = 0 SET @sql = 'INSERT #T SELECT '''+@TableName+''', ''' +@ColumnName+ ''', ['+@ColumnName+'] FROM '+@TableName+' WHERE ['+@ColumnName+'] LIKE '''+@SearchChar+''''

    ELSE SET @sql = 'UPDATE '+@TableName+' SET ['+@ColumnName+'] = REPLACE(convert(varchar(max),['+@ColumnName+']),'''+@SearchChar1+''','''+@ReplaceChar+''') WHERE ['+@ColumnName+'] LIKE '''+@SearchChar+''''

    EXEC(@sql)

    PRINT @TableName+' - '+@ColumnName

    FETCH NEXT FROM db INTO @TableName, @ColumnName

    END

    IF @Replace = 0

    SELECT *

    FROM #T

    ORDER BY TableName

    DROP TABLE #T

    CLOSE db

    DEALLOCATE db

    I have never had any problems running this on a production database, but the databases I ran this on were relatively small and not a lot of transactions.

    Thanks,

    Jared

    Jared
    CE - Microsoft

  • SET NOCOUNT ON

    CREATE TABLE #query (query NVARCHAR(MAX), id int)

    DECLARE @STR_IP NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @T_NAME NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @T_NAME1 NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @C_NAME NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @T_CATALOG NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @T_SCHEMA NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @a NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @a_Copy NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @Cnt Int

    DECLARE @Result NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @query NVARCHAR(MAX)

    SET @Result = NULL

    SET @STR_IP = '%operating%system%'

    --SET @STR_IP = 'a'

    CREATE TABLE #temp_all (TableCatalog VARCHAR(MAX) ,TableSchema VARCHAR(MAX) ,TableName VARCHAR(MAX) , Column_Name VARCHAR(MAX), Coulumn_Type VARCHAR(MAX),Num Int)

    INSERT INTO #temp_all (TableCatalog,TableSchema,TableName,Column_Name,Coulumn_Type,Num )

    (

    SELECT TABLE_CATALOG,TABLE_SCHEMA,TABLE_NAME,COLUMN_NAME,DATA_TYPE,ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY TABLE_NAME) AS Int

    FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS where DATA_TYPE IN('VARCHAR','NVARCHAR','CHAR','NCHAR','INT','bigint')

    -- AND colz.max_length >= LEN(@SEARCHSTRING)

    )

    --select * from #temp_all

    SET @Cnt = (Select MAX(Num) FROM #temp_all)

    SET @T_NAME = (SELECT TableName FROM (SELECT TableName FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    WHILE @Cnt > 0

    BEGIN

    SET @T_NAME1 = (SELECT TableName FROM (SELECT TableName FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    SET @C_NAME = (SELECT Column_Name FROM (SELECT Column_Name FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    SET @T_CATALOG = (SELECT TableCatalog FROM (SELECT TableCatalog FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    SET @T_SCHEMA = (SELECT TableSchema FROM (SELECT TableSchema FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    SET @a = 'SELECT TOP 1 * , '''+@T_NAME+''' as TABLENAME from ['+@T_CATALOG+'].['+@T_SCHEMA+'].['+@T_NAME+'] WHERE LOWER(CAST(['+@T_CATALOG+'].['+@T_SCHEMA+'].['+@T_NAME+'].['+@C_NAME+'] AS NVARCHAR(MAX))) LIKE LOWER('+''''+@STR_IP+''''+')'

    SET @Cnt = @Cnt - 1

    SET @T_NAME1 = (SELECT TableName FROM (SELECT TableName FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    WHILE @T_NAME = @T_NAME1

    BEGIN

    SET @C_NAME = (SELECT Column_Name FROM (SELECT Column_Name FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    SET @a = @a + ' OR LOWER(CAST(['+@T_CATALOG+'].['+@T_SCHEMA+'].['+@T_NAME+'].['+@C_NAME+'] AS NVARCHAR(MAX))) LIKE LOWER('+''''+@STR_IP+''''+')'

    SET @Cnt = @Cnt - 1

    SET @T_NAME1 = (SELECT TableName FROM (SELECT TableName FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    END

    SET @a_Copy = REPLACE(@a,'TOP 1','')

    SET @a = 'IF EXISTS('+@a + ') '+ @a_Copy

    execute (@a)

    SET @T_NAME = @T_NAME1

    END

    DROP TABLE #temp_all

    DROP TABLE #query

  • sachin.sakpal2009 26397 (5/28/2014)


    SET NOCOUNT ON

    CREATE TABLE #query (query NVARCHAR(MAX), id int)

    DECLARE @STR_IP NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @T_NAME NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @T_NAME1 NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @C_NAME NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @T_CATALOG NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @T_SCHEMA NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @a NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @a_Copy NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @Cnt Int

    DECLARE @Result NVARCHAR(MAX)

    DECLARE @query NVARCHAR(MAX)

    SET @Result = NULL

    SET @STR_IP = '%operating%system%'

    --SET @STR_IP = 'a'

    CREATE TABLE #temp_all (TableCatalog VARCHAR(MAX) ,TableSchema VARCHAR(MAX) ,TableName VARCHAR(MAX) , Column_Name VARCHAR(MAX), Coulumn_Type VARCHAR(MAX),Num Int)

    INSERT INTO #temp_all (TableCatalog,TableSchema,TableName,Column_Name,Coulumn_Type,Num )

    (

    SELECT TABLE_CATALOG,TABLE_SCHEMA,TABLE_NAME,COLUMN_NAME,DATA_TYPE,ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY TABLE_NAME) AS Int

    FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS where DATA_TYPE IN('VARCHAR','NVARCHAR','CHAR','NCHAR','INT','bigint')

    -- AND colz.max_length >= LEN(@SEARCHSTRING)

    )

    --select * from #temp_all

    SET @Cnt = (Select MAX(Num) FROM #temp_all)

    SET @T_NAME = (SELECT TableName FROM (SELECT TableName FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    WHILE @Cnt > 0

    BEGIN

    SET @T_NAME1 = (SELECT TableName FROM (SELECT TableName FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    SET @C_NAME = (SELECT Column_Name FROM (SELECT Column_Name FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    SET @T_CATALOG = (SELECT TableCatalog FROM (SELECT TableCatalog FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    SET @T_SCHEMA = (SELECT TableSchema FROM (SELECT TableSchema FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    SET @a = 'SELECT TOP 1 * , '''+@T_NAME+''' as TABLENAME from ['+@T_CATALOG+'].['+@T_SCHEMA+'].['+@T_NAME+'] WHERE LOWER(CAST(['+@T_CATALOG+'].['+@T_SCHEMA+'].['+@T_NAME+'].['+@C_NAME+'] AS NVARCHAR(MAX))) LIKE LOWER('+''''+@STR_IP+''''+')'

    SET @Cnt = @Cnt - 1

    SET @T_NAME1 = (SELECT TableName FROM (SELECT TableName FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    WHILE @T_NAME = @T_NAME1

    BEGIN

    SET @C_NAME = (SELECT Column_Name FROM (SELECT Column_Name FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    SET @a = @a + ' OR LOWER(CAST(['+@T_CATALOG+'].['+@T_SCHEMA+'].['+@T_NAME+'].['+@C_NAME+'] AS NVARCHAR(MAX))) LIKE LOWER('+''''+@STR_IP+''''+')'

    SET @Cnt = @Cnt - 1

    SET @T_NAME1 = (SELECT TableName FROM (SELECT TableName FROM #temp_all WHERE Num = @Cnt) as t)

    END

    SET @a_Copy = REPLACE(@a,'TOP 1','')

    SET @a = 'IF EXISTS('+@a + ') '+ @a_Copy

    execute (@a)

    SET @T_NAME = @T_NAME1

    END

    DROP TABLE #temp_all

    DROP TABLE #query

    Is this any different than what you posted 3 years ago? It looks pretty much the same. Is there a reason you posted this suddenly today? Do you need help with something?

    _______________________________________________________________

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  • sachin.sakpal2009 26397 (6/5/2014)


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    <Scan_Objects$1893>

    Back up Administration Server data

    Device Control

    Download updates to the repository

    File Anti-Virus

    Find vulnerabilities and application updates

    Protection

    Update

    Virus Scan

    Web Anti-Virus

    Web Control

    What is this? It seems you need help with something but you aren't providing any details as to what the question/issue is. Just randomly posting a list of values isn't providing any clarity. You posted a really ugly dynamic sql in a loop code piece a week ago and then a list of seemingly random values. I can help you but I don't know what the question is.

    _______________________________________________________________

    Need help? Help us help you.

    Read the article at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/ for best practices on asking questions.

    Need to split a string? Try Jeff Modens splitter http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Tally+Table/72993/.

    Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 1 – Converting Rows to Columns - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/T-SQL/63681/
    Cross Tabs and Pivots, Part 2 - Dynamic Cross Tabs - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Crosstab/65048/
    Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 1) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69953/
    Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 2) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69954/

  • I think it was spam...

    Jared
    CE - Microsoft

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