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Write Text File

Adapted from Rodrigo Acosta's script which exports to a text file the text of SPs.  Parameters are the table/view name (may include a WHERE clause) , the output file path/name, and an optional list of fields (may include user-defined functions,cast/convert,etc..., the default is '*').

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2004-04-06

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SP to find text in code objects in all user db's.

This script creates a stored procedure which helps to find text in all of your code objects in all your databases. It searches the code of SP's, UDF's, views, triggers, and it searches in all databases.Output is a result set with DbName, ObjectName and ObjectType.Advantages are- works reliable also with source codes longer than 4000 […]

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2004-03-31

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Script object or user permissions

script useful for copying permissions from one database to another like test to production.Tim Stahlhut SEE sp_helprotect for params meaning Note: If you wish to script system object permission remove 'IsMSShipped' block of code. Fixed missing code & re-formatted it to look better.

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2004-03-26

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Search For SPs which contain a specific String.

This Stored Procedure is for Searching all the user defined Stored Procedures in a database for the existence of a specified string . This is especially useful when you have changed some Column name and want to Find the Column Name in all the Stored Procedures where it is used, so it will return you […]

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2004-03-26

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Function To Retrieve Last Index

This Function Enables the user to retrieve the Last Index of the character/string in a predetermined string.Eg If you want search for the Last Occurance of 'SQL' in 'SQL SERVER2000 USES ANSI SQL' thenSELECT dbo.LastIndexOf('SQL SERVER2000 USES ANSI SQL','SQL')will return 26.Tested Only in SQL SERVER2000

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2004-03-25

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Getting the Object Code

What happens when I run this on SQL Server 2022 in the AdventureWorks2022 database?

SELECT OBJECT_DEFINITION (OBJECT_ID(N'dbo.uspGetBillofMaterials')) AS [Object Definition]; 
GO 

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