• In SQL 2005, there's a view called "sys.sql_modules", which has the definition (create script) for views, procs, etc. Books Online has the specifics.

    Join that to sys.views to get the name (or to sys.all_objects) on object_id column.

    If you can select from that, you should get what you need.

    Edit: I just tested this with a proc with just over 75,000 characters, and it returned as a single row with the full text in it.

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