Wednesday, 15 October 2025

Search in MSSQL objects

    -- To search in MSSQL programmable objects (stored procedures, functions, views, triggers)

 

CREATE PROCEDURE SearchInAllDatabaseObjects

    @SearchText NVARCHAR(255)
AS
BEGIN
    SET NOCOUNT ON;
   
    -- Search in programmable objects (stored procedures, functions, views, triggers)
    SELECT
        SCHEMA_NAME(o.schema_id) + '.' + o.name AS FullObjectName,
        CASE o.type
            WHEN 'P' THEN 'Stored Procedure'
            WHEN 'FN' THEN 'Scalar Function'
            WHEN 'IF' THEN 'Inline Table Function'
            WHEN 'TF' THEN 'Table Function'
            WHEN 'TR' THEN 'Trigger'
            WHEN 'V' THEN 'View'
        END AS ObjectType,
        o.type AS TypeCode,
        o.create_date AS CreatedDate,
        o.modify_date AS ModifiedDate
    FROM
        sys.sql_modules m
    INNER JOIN
        sys.objects o ON m.object_id = o.object_id
    WHERE
        m.definition LIKE '%' + @SearchText + '%'
        AND o.type IN ('P', 'FN', 'IF', 'TF', 'TR', 'V')
   
    UNION ALL
   
    -- Search in table/column names
    SELECT
        SCHEMA_NAME(t.schema_id) + '.' + t.name AS FullObjectName,
        CASE t.type
            WHEN 'U' THEN 'Table (User)'
            WHEN 'S' THEN 'Table (System)'
        END AS ObjectType,
        t.type AS TypeCode,
        t.create_date AS CreatedDate,
        t.modify_date AS ModifiedDate
    FROM
        sys.tables t
    WHERE
        t.name LIKE '%' + @SearchText + '%'
        OR EXISTS (
            SELECT 1
            FROM sys.columns c
            WHERE c.object_id = t.object_id
            AND c.name LIKE '%' + @SearchText + '%'
        )
   
    ORDER BY
        ObjectType, FullObjectName;
END
GO