How to see the source SELECT statement of views?

• imani_technology

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  February 28, 2020 at 2:39 pm

  #3729590

  I don't have permissions to right click\design views or to script the views.  Is there another way to see the source SELECT statement?  I don't see anything under the INFORMATION_SCHEMA.VIEWS.

• ScottPletcher

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  February 28, 2020 at 2:53 pm

  #3729593

  If you don't have permission, you won't have permission period, but the command-line way to get the text is:

  EXEC sys.sp_helptext 'view_name'

   

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• imani_technology

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  February 28, 2020 at 3:08 pm

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  Thank you.  I tried out the EXEC statement and received an error.  I'm guessing it's because I don't have adequate permissions, like you said.

• Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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  February 28, 2020 at 4:20 pm

  #3729630

  Likely you don't have permission. The best way is just to ask someone. They might not give you permissions, but I'd hope they would send you the definition.