MSSQL Tips: Tip #39 – Finding SQL Server Object Dependencies with DMVs

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This is the last tip about objects dependencies.

What should you know about the sys.sql_expression_dependencies DMV (Dynamic Management View)?

Please read the latest MSSQL Tip: “Finding SQL Server Object Dependencies with DMVs“.

Check out all of my tips here: http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlserverauthor/94/svetlana-golovko/.

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MSSQL Tips: Tip #38 – Finding SQL Server Object Dependencies for Synonyms

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This tip describes how we can check SQL Server synonym dependencies (including for cross database situations).

Please read the latest MSSQL Tip: “Finding SQL Server Object Dependencies for Synonyms“.

Check out all of my tips here: http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlserverauthor/94/svetlana-golovko/.

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MSSQL Tips: Tip #37 – Template to Create SQL Server Synonyms with checks

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When a SQL Server synonym is created with T-SQL the base object’s existence is checked only at run time. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) has some built-in checks that are performed during synonym creation whereas T-SQL scripts can be written several different ways and do not have any checks by default. In this tip I explain what is the best way to create synonyms and why.

Please read the latest MSSQL Tip: “Template to Create SQL Server Synonyms with checks“.

Check out all of my tips here: http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlserverauthor/94/svetlana-golovko/.

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Q&A – SQL Server Developer: How to search for the text in stored procedures

SQL Server provides different metadata views that can help developers in their work, but sometimes developers are not up to date with the latest system tables and views changes.

In this Q&A we provide the query to search for the specific text in the stored procedures, views or functions. This is the easiest way to search for the string in objects definitions:

SELECT OBJECT_NAME(OBJECT_ID) FROM sys.sql_modules 
WHERE [definition] LIKE '%my_search_string%'

Another way is using syscomments system table which was used in older versions of SQL Server:

SELECT OBJECT_NAME(ID) FROM sys.syscomments 
WHERE [text] LIKE '%my_search_string%'

Also, you can use OBJECT_DEFINITION metadata function:

SELECT name, type_desc FROM sys.all_objects 
WHERE OBJECT_DEFINITION(OBJECT_ID) LIKE '%my_search_string%'

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