Find an object in SQL Server (cross-database)

Question

If I\'ve been told a table (or proc) name, but not which connected database the object is located in, is there any simple script to search for it? Maybe search somewhere in the

Answer 1

You can achieve this by using the following query:

EXEC sp_msforeachdb 
    'IF EXISTS
    (
        SELECT  1 
        FROM    [?].sys.objects 
        WHERE   name LIKE ''OBJECT_TO_SEARCH''
    )
    SELECT 
        ''?''       AS DB, 
        name        AS Name, 
        type_desc   AS Type 
    FROM [?].sys.objects 
    WHERE name LIKE ''OBJECT_TO_SEARCH'''

Just replace OBJECT_TO_SEARCH with the actual object name you are interested in (or part of it, surrounded with %).

More details here: https://peevsvilen.blog/2019/07/30/search-for-an-object-in-sql-server/

Answer 2

mayby one little change from the top answer, because DB_NAME() returns always content db of execution. so, for me better like below:

sp_MSforeachdb 'select DB_name(db_id(''?'')) as DB, * From ?..sysobjects where xtype in (''U'', ''P'') And name like ''[_]x[_]%'''

In my case I was looking for tables their names started with _x_

Cheers, Ondrej

Answer 3

Easiest way is to hit up the information_schemas...

SELECT *
FROM information_schema.Tables
WHERE [Table_Name]='????'

SELECT *
FROM information_schema.Views
WHERE [Table_Name]='????'

SELECT *
FROM information_schema.Routines
WHERE [Routine_Name]='????'

Answer 4

set ANSI_NULLS ON
set QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
go


/**********************************************************************
Naziv procedure     : sp_rfv_FIND
Ime i prezime autora: Srdjan Nadrljanski
Datum kreiranja     : 13.06.2013. 
Namena              : Traži sql objekat na celom serveru
Tabele              : 
Ulazni parametri    : 
Izlazni parametri   : 
Datum zadnje izmene :  
Opis izmene         : 
exec sp_rfv_FIND 'TUN',''
**********************************************************************/
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[sp_rfv_FIND] (  @SEARCHSTRING VARCHAR(255),
                                        @notcontain Varchar(255)
                                        )
AS


declare @text varchar(1500),@textinit varchar (1500)
set @textinit=
'USE @sifra

insert into ##temp2
select ''@sifra''as dbName,a.[Object Name],a.[Object Type]
from(
 SELECT DISTINCT sysobjects.name AS [Object Name]   ,
case
when sysobjects.xtype = ''C'' then ''CHECK constraint''
when sysobjects.xtype = ''D'' then ''Default or DEFAULT constraint''
when sysobjects.xtype = ''F'' then ''Foreign Key''
when sysobjects.xtype = ''FN'' then ''Scalar function''
when sysobjects.xtype = ''P'' then ''Stored Procedure''
when sysobjects.xtype = ''PK'' then ''PRIMARY KEY constraint''
when sysobjects.xtype = ''S'' then ''System table''
when sysobjects.xtype = ''TF'' then ''Function''
when sysobjects.xtype = ''TR'' then ''Trigger''
when sysobjects.xtype = ''U'' then ''User table''
when sysobjects.xtype = ''UQ'' then ''UNIQUE constraint''
when sysobjects.xtype = ''V'' then ''View''
when sysobjects.xtype = ''X'' then ''Extended stored procedure''
end as [Object Type]
FROM sysobjects
WHERE
sysobjects.type in (''C'',''D'',''F'',''FN'',''P'',''K'',''S'',''TF'',''TR'',''U'',''V'',''X'')
AND sysobjects.category = 0
AND CHARINDEX(''@SEARCHSTRING'',sysobjects.name)>0
AND ((CHARINDEX(''@notcontain'',sysobjects.name)=0 or 
CHARINDEX(''@notcontain'',sysobjects.name)<>0)) 
)a'

    set @textinit=replace(@textinit,'@SEARCHSTRING',@SEARCHSTRING)
    set @textinit=replace(@textinit,'@notcontain',@notcontain)


SELECT name AS dbName,cast(null as varchar(255)) as ObjectName,cast(null as varchar(255)) as ObjectType  
into ##temp1 
from master.dbo.sysdatabases order by name

SELECT * INTO ##temp2 FROM ##temp1 WHERE 1 = 0


declare @sifra VARCHAR(255),@suma int,@brojac int

set @suma=(select count(dbName) from ##temp1) 

DECLARE c_k CURSOR LOCAL FAST_FORWARD FOR
SELECT dbName FROM ##temp1 ORDER BY dbName DESC

OPEN c_k
FETCH NEXT FROM c_K INTO @sifra
SET @brojac = 1
WHILE (@@fetch_status = 0 ) AND (@brojac <= @suma)
BEGIN

    set @text=replace(@textinit,'@sifra',@sifra)

    exec (@text)

    SET @brojac = @brojac +1

    DELETE FROM ##temp1 WHERE dbName = @sifra

       FETCH NEXT FROM c_k INTO @sifra 
END
close c_k
DEALLOCATE c_k

select * from ##temp2
order by dbName,ObjectType
drop table ##temp2
drop table ##temp1