SQL Server: how to replace the line breaks in the text fields?

SQL Server: how to replace the line breaks in the text fields? - sql

I have the following SQL
SELECT COLUMN_NAME
FROM Information_Schema.Columns
WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'TABLE'
AND DATA_TYPE = 'varchar'
ORDER BY COLUMN_NAME
It returns:
COLUMN_NAME
-------------------
CiudadConductor
CiudadPropietario
CodBaseLegal
DireccConductor
DireccPropietario
PTActa
PTClase
PTCodCategoriaClase
PTCodCIP
PTCodiConductor
With this SQL I need to identify the varchar columns that exist, but I want to do a data update.
I know that this SQL replaces but how do I make the two SQL statements work together.
REPLACE(ColumnName, CHAR(13),'')
I want to remove the line breaks in all varchar columns

This should work (untested), however, the PRINT will guide you if it's perhaps a little "off":
DECLARE #SQL nvarchar(MAX),
#Table sysname = N'T700InfracTrans';
SET #SQL = N'UPDATE ' + QUOTENAME(#Table) + NCHAR(13) + NCHAR(10) +
N'SET ' + STUFF((SELECT N',' + NCHAR(13) + NCHAR(10) +
N' ' + QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) + N' = REPLACE(REPLACE(' + QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) + N',CHAR(13),''''),CHAR(10),'''')'
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_NAME = #Table
AND DATA_TYPE = N'varchar'
ORDER BY COLUMN_NAME
FOR XML PATH(''),TYPE).value('.','nvarchar(MAX)'),1,7,N'') + N';';
PRINT #SQL; --Your debugging best friend.
--EXEC sp_executesql #SQL; --Uncomment to execute

Try this
DECLARE #SqlTab TABLE(ID INT IDENTITY(1, 1) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, SQL NVARCHAR(MAX) NOT NULL)
DECLARE #TableName sysname = 'TableName'
INSERT INTO #SqlTab(Sql)
SELECT
SQL = 'UPDATE ' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME) + ' SET ' + QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) + ' = REPLACE(REPLACE(' + COLUMN_NAME + ', CHAR(13), ''''), CHAR(10), '''') '
FROM
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE
TABLE_NAME = #TableName --<-- Remove if you want to strip out CRLF in All Tables
AND DATA_TYPE IN('VARCHAR')
ORDER BY
TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME, COLUMN_NAME
DECLARE #ID INT = -1, #Sql NVARCHAR(MAX)
WHILE(1 = 1)
BEGIN
SELECT
#ID = ID
,#Sql = Sql
FROM
#SqlTab
WHERE
ID > #ID
IF ##ROWCOUNT = 0 BREAK
--PRINT #Sql
EXEC SP_ExecuteSql #Sql
END

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Search all String Columns in all SQL Server Tables or Views [duplicate]

Given a number, how do I discover in what table and column it could be found within?
I don't care if it's fast, it just needs to work.

This might help you. - from Narayana Vyas. It searches all columns of all tables in a given database. I have used it before and it works.
This is the Stored Proc from the above link - the only change I made was substituting the temp table for a table variable so you don't have to remember to drop it each time.
CREATE PROC SearchAllTables
(
#SearchStr nvarchar(100)
)
AS
BEGIN
-- Copyright © 2002 Narayana Vyas Kondreddi. All rights reserved.
-- Purpose: To search all columns of all tables for a given search string
-- Written by: Narayana Vyas Kondreddi
-- Site: http://vyaskn.tripod.com
-- Tested on: SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000
-- Date modified: 28th July 2002 22:50 GMT
DECLARE #Results TABLE(ColumnName nvarchar(370), ColumnValue nvarchar(3630))
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE #TableName nvarchar(256), #ColumnName nvarchar(128), #SearchStr2 nvarchar(110)
SET #TableName = ''
SET #SearchStr2 = QUOTENAME('%' + #SearchStr + '%','''')
WHILE #TableName IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #ColumnName = ''
SET #TableName =
(
SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME))
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'
AND QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME) > #TableName
AND OBJECTPROPERTY(
OBJECT_ID(
QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME)
), 'IsMSShipped'
) = 0
)
WHILE (#TableName IS NOT NULL) AND (#ColumnName IS NOT NULL)
BEGIN
SET #ColumnName =
(
SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME))
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = PARSENAME(#TableName, 2)
AND TABLE_NAME = PARSENAME(#TableName, 1)
AND DATA_TYPE IN ('char', 'varchar', 'nchar', 'nvarchar')
AND QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) > #ColumnName
)
IF #ColumnName IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
INSERT INTO #Results
EXEC
(
'SELECT ''' + #TableName + '.' + #ColumnName + ''', LEFT(' + #ColumnName + ', 3630)
FROM ' + #TableName +
' WHERE ' + #ColumnName + ' LIKE ' + #SearchStr2
)
END
END
END
SELECT ColumnName, ColumnValue FROM #Results
END
To execute the stored procedure :
EXEC SearchAllTables 'YourStringHere'

If you need to run such search only once then you can probably go with any of the scripts already shown in other answers. But otherwise, I’d recommend using ApexSQL Search for this. It’s a free SSMS addin and it really saved me a lot of time.
Before running any of the scripts you should customize it based on the data type you want to search. If you know you are searching for datetime column then there is no need to search through nvarchar columns. This will speed up all of the queries above.

Based on bnkdev's answer I modified Narayana's Code to search all columns even numeric ones.
It'll run slower, but this version actually finds all matches not just those found in text columns.
I can't thank this guy enough. Saved me days of searching by hand!
CREATE PROC SearchAllTables
(
#SearchStr nvarchar(100)
)
AS
BEGIN
-- Copyright © 2002 Narayana Vyas Kondreddi. All rights reserved.
-- Purpose: To search all columns of all tables for a given search string
-- Written by: Narayana Vyas Kondreddi
-- Site: http://vyaskn.tripod.com
-- Tested on: SQL Server 7.0 and SQL Server 2000
-- Date modified: 28th July 2002 22:50 GMT
CREATE TABLE #Results (ColumnName nvarchar(370), ColumnValue nvarchar(3630))
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE #TableName nvarchar(256), #ColumnName nvarchar(128), #SearchStr2 nvarchar(110)
SET #TableName = ''
SET #SearchStr2 = QUOTENAME('%' + #SearchStr + '%','''')
WHILE #TableName IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #ColumnName = ''
SET #TableName =
(
SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME))
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'
AND QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME) > #TableName
AND OBJECTPROPERTY(
OBJECT_ID(
QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME)
), 'IsMSShipped'
) = 0
)
WHILE (#TableName IS NOT NULL) AND (#ColumnName IS NOT NULL)
BEGIN
SET #ColumnName =
(
SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME))
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = PARSENAME(#TableName, 2)
AND TABLE_NAME = PARSENAME(#TableName, 1)
AND QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) > #ColumnName
)
IF #ColumnName IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
INSERT INTO #Results
EXEC
(
'SELECT ''' + #TableName + '.' + #ColumnName + ''', LEFT(CONVERT(varchar(max), ' + #ColumnName + '), 3630)
FROM ' + #TableName + ' (NOLOCK) ' +
' WHERE CONVERT(varchar(max), ' + #ColumnName + ') LIKE ' + #SearchStr2
)
END
END
END
SELECT ColumnName, ColumnValue FROM #Results
END

This is my independent take on this question that I use for my own work. It works in SQL2000 and greater, allows wildcards, column filtering, and will search most of the normal data types.
A pseudo-code description could be select * from * where any like 'foo'
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- Search all columns in all tables in a database for a string.
-- Does not search: image, sql_variant or user-defined types.
-- Exact search always for money and smallmoney; no wildcards for matching these.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
declare #SearchTerm nvarchar(4000) -- Can be max for SQL2005+
declare #ColumnName sysname
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- SET THESE!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
set #SearchTerm = N'foo' -- Term to be searched for, wildcards okay
set #ColumnName = N'' -- Use to restrict the search to certain columns, wildcards okay, null or empty string for all cols
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- END SET
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
set nocount on
declare #TabCols table (
id int not null primary key identity
, table_schema sysname not null
, table_name sysname not null
, column_name sysname not null
, data_type sysname not null
)
insert into #TabCols (table_schema, table_name, column_name, data_type)
select t.TABLE_SCHEMA, c.TABLE_NAME, c.COLUMN_NAME, c.DATA_TYPE
from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES t
join INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS c on t.TABLE_SCHEMA = c.TABLE_SCHEMA
and t.TABLE_NAME = c.TABLE_NAME
where 1 = 1
and t.TABLE_TYPE = 'base table'
and c.DATA_TYPE not in ('image', 'sql_variant')
and c.COLUMN_NAME like case when len(#ColumnName) > 0 then #ColumnName else '%' end
order by c.TABLE_NAME, c.ORDINAL_POSITION
declare
#table_schema sysname
, #table_name sysname
, #column_name sysname
, #data_type sysname
, #exists nvarchar(4000) -- Can be max for SQL2005+
, #sql nvarchar(4000) -- Can be max for SQL2005+
, #where nvarchar(4000) -- Can be max for SQL2005+
, #run nvarchar(4000) -- Can be max for SQL2005+
while exists (select null from #TabCols) begin
select top 1
#table_schema = table_schema
, #table_name = table_name
, #exists = 'select null from [' + table_schema + '].[' + table_name + '] where 1 = 0'
, #sql = 'select ''' + '[' + table_schema + '].[' + table_name + ']' + ''' as TABLE_NAME, * from [' + table_schema + '].[' + table_name + '] where 1 = 0'
, #where = ''
from #TabCols
order by id
while exists (select null from #TabCols where table_schema = #table_schema and table_name = #table_name) begin
select top 1
#column_name = column_name
, #data_type = data_type
from #TabCols
where table_schema = #table_schema
and table_name = #table_name
order by id
-- Special case for money
if #data_type in ('money', 'smallmoney') begin
if isnumeric(#SearchTerm) = 1 begin
set #where = #where + ' or [' + #column_name + '] = cast(''' + #SearchTerm + ''' as ' + #data_type + ')' -- could also cast the column as varchar for wildcards
end
end
-- Special case for xml
else if #data_type = 'xml' begin
set #where = #where + ' or cast([' + #column_name + '] as nvarchar(max)) like ''' + #SearchTerm + ''''
end
-- Special case for date
else if #data_type in ('date', 'datetime', 'datetime2', 'datetimeoffset', 'smalldatetime', 'time') begin
set #where = #where + ' or convert(nvarchar(50), [' + #column_name + '], 121) like ''' + #SearchTerm + ''''
end
-- Search all other types
else begin
set #where = #where + ' or [' + #column_name + '] like ''' + #SearchTerm + ''''
end
delete from #TabCols where table_schema = #table_schema and table_name = #table_name and column_name = #column_name
end
set #run = 'if exists(' + #exists + #where + ') begin ' + #sql + #where + ' print ''' + #table_name + ''' end'
print #run
exec sp_executesql #run
end
set nocount off
I don't put it in proc form since I don't want to maintain it across hundreds of DBs and it's really for ad-hoc work anyway. Please feel free to comment on bug-fixes.

I optimized Allain Lalonde answer (https://stackoverflow.com/a/436676/412368).
Numeric values are still supported. Should be roughly 4-5 times faster (1:03 vs 4:30), tested on a desktop with a 7GB database. http://developer.azurewebsites.net/2015/01/mssql-searchalltables/
IF OBJECT_ID ('dbo.SearchAllTables', 'P') IS NOT NULL
DROP PROCEDURE dbo.SearchAllTables;
GO
CREATE PROC SearchAllTables
(
#SearchStr nvarchar(100)
)
AS
BEGIN
-- Copyright © 2002 Narayana Vyas Kondreddi. All rights reserved.
-- Purpose: To search all columns of all tables for a given search string
-- Written by: Narayana Vyas Kondreddi
-- Site: http://vyaskn.tripod.com
-- Customized and modified: 2014-01-21
-- Tested on: SQL Server 2008 R2
DECLARE #Results TABLE(ColumnName nvarchar(370), ColumnValue nvarchar(3630))
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE #TableName nvarchar(256)
DECLARE #ColumnName nvarchar(128)
DECLARE #DataType nvarchar(128)
DECLARE #SearchStr2 nvarchar(110)
DECLARE #SearchDecimal decimal(38,19)
DECLARE #Query nvarchar(4000)
SET #SearchStr2 = QUOTENAME('%' + #SearchStr + '%', '''')
SET #SearchDecimal = CASE WHEN ISNUMERIC(#SearchStr) = 1 THEN CONVERT(decimal(38,19), #SearchStr) ELSE NULL END
PRINT '#SearchStr2: ' + #SearchStr2
PRINT '#SearchDecimal: ' + CAST(#SearchDecimal AS nvarchar)
SET #TableName = ''
WHILE #TableName IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #ColumnName = ''
SET #TableName =
(
SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME))
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'
AND QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME) > #TableName
AND OBJECTPROPERTY(
OBJECT_ID(
QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME)
), 'IsMSShipped'
) = 0
)
WHILE (#TableName IS NOT NULL) AND (#ColumnName IS NOT NULL)
BEGIN
SET #ColumnName =
(
SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME))
DATA_TYPE
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = PARSENAME(#TableName, 2)
AND TABLE_NAME = PARSENAME(#TableName, 1)
AND DATA_TYPE IN ('char', 'varchar', 'nchar', 'nvarchar',
'int', 'bigint', 'tinyint', 'numeric', 'decimal')
AND QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) > #ColumnName
)
SET #DataType =
(
SELECT DATA_TYPE
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = PARSENAME(#TableName, 2)
AND TABLE_NAME = PARSENAME(#TableName, 1)
AND QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) = #ColumnName
)
PRINT #TableName + '.' + #ColumnName + ' (' + #DataType + ')'
IF #ColumnName IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
IF #DataType IN ('int', 'bigint', 'tinyint', 'numeric', 'decimal')
BEGIN
IF #SearchDecimal IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #Query = 'SELECT ''' + #TableName + '.' + #ColumnName + ''', LEFT(CAST(' + #ColumnName + ' AS nvarchar(110)), 3630) ' +
'FROM ' + #TableName + ' (NOLOCK) ' +
' WHERE ' + #ColumnName + ' = ' + CAST(#SearchDecimal AS nvarchar)
PRINT ' ' + #Query
INSERT INTO #Results
EXEC (#Query)
END
END
ELSE
BEGIN
SET #Query = 'SELECT ''' + #TableName + '.' + #ColumnName + ''', LEFT(' + #ColumnName + ', 3630) ' +
'FROM ' + #TableName + ' (NOLOCK) ' +
' WHERE ' + #ColumnName + ' LIKE ' + #SearchStr2
PRINT ' ' + #Query
INSERT INTO #Results
EXEC (#Query)
END
END
END
END
SELECT ColumnName, ColumnValue FROM #Results
END

I have a solution from a while ago that I kept improving. Also searches within XML columns if told to do so, or searches integer values if providing a integer only string.
/* Reto Egeter, fullparam.wordpress.com */
DECLARE #SearchStrTableName nvarchar(255), #SearchStrColumnName nvarchar(255), #SearchStrColumnValue nvarchar(255), #SearchStrInXML bit, #FullRowResult bit, #FullRowResultRows int
SET #SearchStrColumnValue = '%searchthis%' /* use LIKE syntax */
SET #FullRowResult = 1
SET #FullRowResultRows = 3
SET #SearchStrTableName = NULL /* NULL for all tables, uses LIKE syntax */
SET #SearchStrColumnName = NULL /* NULL for all columns, uses LIKE syntax */
SET #SearchStrInXML = 0 /* Searching XML data may be slow */
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#Results') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #Results
CREATE TABLE #Results (TableName nvarchar(128), ColumnName nvarchar(128), ColumnValue nvarchar(max),ColumnType nvarchar(20))
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE #TableName nvarchar(256) = '',#ColumnName nvarchar(128),#ColumnType nvarchar(20), #QuotedSearchStrColumnValue nvarchar(110), #QuotedSearchStrColumnName nvarchar(110)
SET #QuotedSearchStrColumnValue = QUOTENAME(#SearchStrColumnValue,'''')
DECLARE #ColumnNameTable TABLE (COLUMN_NAME nvarchar(128),DATA_TYPE nvarchar(20))
WHILE #TableName IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #TableName =
(
SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME))
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'
AND TABLE_NAME LIKE COALESCE(#SearchStrTableName,TABLE_NAME)
AND QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME) > #TableName
AND OBJECTPROPERTY(OBJECT_ID(QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME)), 'IsMSShipped') = 0
)
IF #TableName IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
DECLARE #sql VARCHAR(MAX)
SET #sql = 'SELECT QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME),DATA_TYPE
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = PARSENAME(''' + #TableName + ''', 2)
AND TABLE_NAME = PARSENAME(''' + #TableName + ''', 1)
AND DATA_TYPE IN (' + CASE WHEN ISNUMERIC(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(REPLACE(#SearchStrColumnValue,'%',''),'_',''),'[',''),']',''),'-','')) = 1 THEN '''tinyint'',''int'',''smallint'',''bigint'',''numeric'',''decimal'',''smallmoney'',''money'',' ELSE '' END + '''char'',''varchar'',''nchar'',''nvarchar'',''timestamp'',''uniqueidentifier''' + CASE #SearchStrInXML WHEN 1 THEN ',''xml''' ELSE '' END + ')
AND COLUMN_NAME LIKE COALESCE(' + CASE WHEN #SearchStrColumnName IS NULL THEN 'NULL' ELSE '''' + #SearchStrColumnName + '''' END + ',COLUMN_NAME)'
INSERT INTO #ColumnNameTable
EXEC (#sql)
WHILE EXISTS (SELECT TOP 1 COLUMN_NAME FROM #ColumnNameTable)
BEGIN
PRINT #ColumnName
SELECT TOP 1 #ColumnName = COLUMN_NAME,#ColumnType = DATA_TYPE FROM #ColumnNameTable
SET #sql = 'SELECT ''' + #TableName + ''',''' + #ColumnName + ''',' + CASE #ColumnType WHEN 'xml' THEN 'LEFT(CAST(' + #ColumnName + ' AS nvarchar(MAX)), 4096),'''
WHEN 'timestamp' THEN 'master.dbo.fn_varbintohexstr('+ #ColumnName + '),'''
ELSE 'LEFT(' + #ColumnName + ', 4096),''' END + #ColumnType + '''
FROM ' + #TableName + ' (NOLOCK) ' +
' WHERE ' + CASE #ColumnType WHEN 'xml' THEN 'CAST(' + #ColumnName + ' AS nvarchar(MAX))'
WHEN 'timestamp' THEN 'master.dbo.fn_varbintohexstr('+ #ColumnName + ')'
ELSE #ColumnName END + ' LIKE ' + #QuotedSearchStrColumnValue
INSERT INTO #Results
EXEC(#sql)
IF ##ROWCOUNT > 0 IF #FullRowResult = 1
BEGIN
SET #sql = 'SELECT TOP ' + CAST(#FullRowResultRows AS VARCHAR(3)) + ' ''' + #TableName + ''' AS [TableFound],''' + #ColumnName + ''' AS [ColumnFound],''FullRow>'' AS [FullRow>],*' +
' FROM ' + #TableName + ' (NOLOCK) ' +
' WHERE ' + CASE #ColumnType WHEN 'xml' THEN 'CAST(' + #ColumnName + ' AS nvarchar(MAX))'
WHEN 'timestamp' THEN 'master.dbo.fn_varbintohexstr('+ #ColumnName + ')'
ELSE #ColumnName END + ' LIKE ' + #QuotedSearchStrColumnValue
EXEC(#sql)
END
DELETE FROM #ColumnNameTable WHERE COLUMN_NAME = #ColumnName
END
END
END
SET NOCOUNT OFF
SELECT TableName, ColumnName, ColumnValue, ColumnType, COUNT(*) AS Count FROM #Results
GROUP BY TableName, ColumnName, ColumnValue, ColumnType
Source:
http://fullparam.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/fck-it-i-am-going-to-search-all-tables-all-collumns/

It's my way to resolve this question. Tested on SQLServer2008R2
CREATE PROC SearchAllTables
#SearchStr nvarchar(100)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #dml nvarchar(max) = N''
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb.dbo.#Results') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE dbo.#Results
CREATE TABLE dbo.#Results
([tablename] nvarchar(100),
[ColumnName] nvarchar(100),
[Value] nvarchar(max))
SELECT #dml += ' SELECT ''' + s.name + '.' + t.name + ''' AS [tablename], ''' +
c.name + ''' AS [ColumnName], CAST(' + QUOTENAME(c.name) +
' AS nvarchar(max)) AS [Value] FROM ' + QUOTENAME(s.name) + '.' + QUOTENAME(t.name) +
' (NOLOCK) WHERE CAST(' + QUOTENAME(c.name) + ' AS nvarchar(max)) LIKE ' + '''%' + #SearchStr + '%'''
FROM sys.schemas s JOIN sys.tables t ON s.schema_id = t.schema_id
JOIN sys.columns c ON t.object_id = c.object_id
JOIN sys.types ty ON c.system_type_id = ty.system_type_id AND c .user_type_id = ty .user_type_id
WHERE t.is_ms_shipped = 0 AND ty.name NOT IN ('timestamp', 'image', 'sql_variant')
INSERT dbo.#Results
EXEC sp_executesql #dml
SELECT *
FROM dbo.#Results
END

Thanks for the really useful script.
You may need to add the following modification to the code if your tables have non-convertable fields:
SET #ColumnName =
(
SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME))
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = PARSENAME(#TableName, 2)
AND TABLE_NAME = PARSENAME(#TableName, 1)
AND DATA_TYPE NOT IN ('text', 'image', 'ntext')
AND QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) > #ColumnName
)
Chris

Here, very sweet and small solution:
1) create a store procedure:
create procedure get_table
#find_str varchar(50)
as
begin
declare #col_name varchar(500), #tab_name varchar(500);
declare #find_tab TABLE(table_name varchar(100), column_name varchar(100));
DECLARE tab_col cursor for
select C.name as 'col_name', T.name as tab_name
from sys.tables as T
left outer join sys.columns as C on C.object_id=T.object_id
left outer join sys.types as TP on C.system_type_id=TP.system_type_id
where type='U'
and TP.name in('text','ntext','varchar','char','nvarchar','nchar');
open tab_col
fetch next from tab_col into #col_name, #tab_name
while ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
begin
insert into #find_tab
exec('select ''' + #tab_name + ''',''' + #col_name + ''' from ' + #tab_name +
' where ' + #col_name + '=''' + #find_str + ''' group by ' +
#col_name + ' having count(*)>0');
fetch next from tab_col into #col_name, #tab_name;
end
CLOSE tab_col;
DEALLOCATE tab_col;
select table_name, column_name from #find_tab;
end
==========================
2) call procedure by calling store procedure:
exec get_table 'serach_string';

If you have phpMyAdmin installed use its Search feature.
Select your DataBase.
Be sure you do have selected DataBase, not a table, otherwise you'll get a completely different search dialog.
Click Search tab
List item Choose the search term you want
Choose the tables to search

Another way using JOIN and CURSOR:
USE My_Database;
-- Store results in a local temp table so that. I'm using a
-- local temp table so that I can access it in SP_EXECUTESQL.
create table #tmp (
tbl nvarchar(max),
col nvarchar(max),
val nvarchar(max)
);
declare #tbl nvarchar(max);
declare #col nvarchar(max);
declare #q nvarchar(max);
declare #search nvarchar(max) = 'my search key';
-- Create a cursor on all columns in the database
declare c cursor for
SELECT tbls.TABLE_NAME, cols.COLUMN_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES AS tbls
JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS AS cols
ON tbls.TABLE_NAME = cols.TABLE_NAME
-- For each table and column pair, see if the search value exists.
open c
fetch next from c into #tbl, #col
while ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
begin
-- Look for the search key in current table column and if found add it to the results.
SET #q = 'INSERT INTO #tmp SELECT ''' + #tbl + ''', ''' + #col + ''', ' + #col + ' FROM ' + #tbl + ' WHERE ' + #col + ' LIKE ''%' + #search + '%'''
EXEC SP_EXECUTESQL #q
fetch next from c into #tbl, #col
end
close c
deallocate c
-- Get results
select * from #tmp
-- Remove local temp table.
drop table #tmp

You might need to build an inverted index for your database. It is assured to be pretty fast.

-- exec pSearchAllTables 'M54*'
ALTER PROC pSearchAllTables (#SearchStr NVARCHAR(100))
AS
BEGIN
-- A procedure to search all tables in a database for a value
-- Note: Use * or % for wildcard
DECLARE
#Results TABLE([Schema.Table.ColumnName] NVARCHAR(370), ColumnValue NVARCHAR(3630))
SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE
#TableName NVARCHAR(256) = ''
, #ColumnName NVARCHAR(128)
, #SearchStr2 NVARCHAR(110) = QUOTENAME(REPLACE(#SearchStr, '*', '%'), '''')
WHILE #TableName IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SET #ColumnName = ''
SET #TableName =
(
SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME))
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'
AND QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME) > #TableName
AND OBJECTPROPERTY(OBJECT_ID(QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME)), 'IsMSShipped') = 0
)
WHILE (#TableName IS NOT NULL) AND (#ColumnName IS NOT NULL)
BEGIN
SET #ColumnName =
(
SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME))
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = PARSENAME(#TableName, 2)
AND TABLE_NAME = PARSENAME(#TableName, 1)
AND DATA_TYPE IN ('char', 'varchar', 'nchar', 'nvarchar')
AND QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) > #ColumnName
)
IF #ColumnName IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
INSERT INTO #Results
EXEC ('SELECT ''' + #TableName + '.' + #ColumnName + ''', LEFT(' + #ColumnName + ', 3630) FROM ' + #TableName + ' (NOLOCK) WHERE ' + #ColumnName + ' LIKE ' + #SearchStr2)
END
END
END
SELECT
[Schema.Table.ColumnName]
, ColumnValue
FROM #Results
GROUP BY
[Schema.Table.ColumnName]
, ColumnValue
END

For Development purpose you can just export the required tables data into a single HTML and make a direct search on it.

Suppose if you want to get all the table with name a column name contain logintime in the database MyDatabase below is the code sample
use MyDatabase
SELECT t.name AS table_name,
SCHEMA_NAME(schema_id) AS schema_name,
c.name AS column_name
FROM sys.tables AS t
INNER JOIN sys.columns c ON t.OBJECT_ID = c.OBJECT_ID
WHERE c.name LIKE '%logintime%'
ORDER BY schema_name, table_name;

I was looking for a just a numeric value = 6.84 - using the other answers here I was able to limit my search to this
Declare #sourceTable Table(id INT NOT NULL IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY, table_name varchar(1000), column_name varchar(1000))
Declare #resultsTable Table(id INT NOT NULL IDENTITY PRIMARY KEY, table_name varchar(1000))
Insert into #sourceTable(table_name, column_name)
select schema_name(t.schema_id) + '.' + t.name as[table], c.name as column_name
from sys.columns c
join sys.tables t
on t.object_id = c.object_id
where type_name(user_type_id) in ('decimal', 'numeric', 'smallmoney', 'money', 'float', 'real')
order by[table], c.column_id;
DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR FOR
Select table_name, column_name from #sourceTable
DECLARE #mytablename VARCHAR(1000);
DECLARE #mycolumnname VARCHAR(1000);
OPEN db_cursor;
FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO #mytablename, #mycolumnname
WHILE # #FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
Insert into #ResultsTable(table_name)
EXEC('SELECT ''' + #mytablename + '.' + #mycolumnname + ''' FROM ' + #mytablename + ' (NOLOCK) ' +
' WHERE ' + #mycolumnname + '=6.84')
FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO #mytablename, #mycolumnname
END;
CLOSE db_cursor;
DEALLOCATE db_cursor;
Select Distinct(table_name) from #ResultsTable

There are lots of workable answers already. I just wanted to share one I wrote that has additional functionality.
--=======================================================================
-- MSSQL Unified Search
-- Minimum compatibility level = 130 (SQL Server 2016)
-- NOTE: The minimum compatibility level is required by the built-in STRING_SPLIT() function.
-- However, you can create the STRING_SPLIT() function at the bottom of this script for
-- lower versions of MSSQL Server.
--
-- Usage:
-- Set the parameters below and execute this script.
--
/************************ Enter Parameters Here ************************/
/**/
/**/ DECLARE #SearchString VARCHAR(1000) = 'string to search for'; -- Accepts SQL wilcards
/**/
/**/ DECLARE #IncludeUserTables BIT = 1;
/**/ DECLARE #IncludeViews BIT = 0;
/**/ DECLARE #IncludeStoredProcedures BIT = 0;
/**/ DECLARE #IncludeFunctions BIT = 0;
/**/ DECLARE #IncludeTriggers BIT = 0;
/**/
/**/ DECLARE #DebugMode BIT = 0;
/**/ DECLARE #ExcludeColumnTypes NVARCHAR(500) = 'text, ntext, char, nchar, timestamp, bigint, tinyint, smallint, bit, date, time, smalldatetime, datetime, datetime2, real, money, float, decimal, binary, varbinary, image'; -- Comma delimited list
/**/
/***********************************************************************/
SET NOCOUNT ON;
SET #SearchString = QUOTENAME(#SearchString,'''');
DECLARE #Results TABLE ([ObjectType] NVARCHAR(200), [ObjectName] NVARCHAR(200), [ColumnName] NVARCHAR(400), [Value] NVARCHAR(MAX), [SelectStatement] NVARCHAR(1000));
DECLARE #ExcludeColTypes TABLE (system_type_id INT);
INSERT INTO #ExcludeColTypes ([system_type_id])
SELECT [system_type_id]
FROM sys.types WHERE
[name] IN (
SELECT LTRIM(RTRIM([value])) FROM STRING_SPLIT(#ExcludeColumnTypes,',')
);
DECLARE #ObjectType NVARCHAR(200);
DECLARE #ObjectName NVARCHAR(200);
DECLARE #Value NVARCHAR(MAX);
DECLARE #SelectStatement NVARCHAR(1000);
DECLARE #Query NVARCHAR(4000);
/********************* Table Objects *********************/
IF (#IncludeUserTables = 1)
BEGIN
DECLARE #TableObjectId INT = (SELECT MIN([object_id]) FROM sys.tables);
DECLARE #ColumnId INT;
WHILE #TableObjectId IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SELECT #ObjectType = 'USER TABLE';
SELECT #ObjectName = '[' + SCHEMA_NAME([schema_id]) + '].[' + OBJECT_NAME(#TableObjectId) + ']' FROM sys.tables WHERE [object_id] = #TableObjectId;
SET #ColumnId = (SELECT MIN([column_id]) FROM sys.columns WHERE [system_type_id] NOT IN (SELECT [system_type_id] FROM #ExcludeColTypes) AND [object_id] = #TableObjectId);
WHILE #ColumnId IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
SELECT #Value = '[' + [name] +']' FROM sys.columns WHERE [object_id] = #TableObjectId AND column_id = #ColumnId;
SET #SelectStatement = 'SELECT * FROM ' + #ObjectName + ' WHERE CAST(' + #Value + ' AS NVARCHAR(4000)) LIKE ' + #SearchString + ';';
SET #Query = 'SELECT '
+ QUOTENAME(#ObjectType, '''')
+ ', ' + QUOTENAME(#ObjectName, '''')
+ ', ' + QUOTENAME(#Value, '''')
+ ', ' + #Value
+ ', ''' + REPLACE(#SelectStatement,'''','''''') + ''''
+ ' FROM ' + #ObjectName
+ ' WHERE CAST(' + #Value + ' AS NVARCHAR(4000)) LIKE ' + #SearchString + ';';
IF #DebugMode = 0
BEGIN
INSERT INTO #Results EXEC(#Query);
END;
ELSE
BEGIN
PRINT 'Select Statement: ' + #SelectStatement;
PRINT 'Query: ' + #Query;
END;
SET #ColumnId = (SELECT MIN([column_id]) FROM sys.columns WHERE [system_type_id] NOT IN (SELECT [system_type_id] FROM #ExcludeColTypes) AND [object_id] = #TableObjectId AND [column_id] > #ColumnId);
END;
SET #TableObjectId = (SELECT MIN([object_id]) FROM sys.tables WHERE [object_id] > #TableObjectId);
END;
END;
/********************* Objects Other than Tables *********************/
SET #Query = 'SELECT ' +
'ObjectType = CASE ' +
'WHEN b.[type] = ''V'' THEN ''VIEW'' ' +
'WHEN b.[type] = ''P'' THEN ''STORED PROCEDURE'' ' +
'WHEN b.[type] = ''FN'' THEN ''SCALAR-VALUED FUNCTION'' ' +
'WHEN b.[type] = ''IF'' THEN ''TABLE-VALUED FUNCTION'' ' +
'WHEN b.[type] = ''TR'' THEN ''TRIGGER'' ' +
'END ' +
',[ObjectName] = ''['' + SCHEMA_NAME(b.[schema_id]) + ''].['' + OBJECT_NAME(a.[object_id]) + '']'' ' +
',[ColumnName] = NULL ' +
',[Value] = a.[definition] ' +
',[SelectStatement] = ''SP_HELPTEXT '' + QUOTENAME(''['' + SCHEMA_NAME(b.[schema_id]) + ''].['' + OBJECT_NAME(a.[object_id]) + '']'','''''''') + '';'' ' +
'FROM [sys].[sql_modules] a ' +
'JOIN [sys].[objects] b ON a.[object_id] = b.[object_id] ' +
'WHERE ' +
'( ' +
' a.[definition] LIKE ' + #SearchString +
') ' +
'AND ' +
'( ' +
' ( ' +
CAST(#IncludeViews AS VARCHAR(1)) + ' = 1 ' +
' AND ' +
' b.[type] IN (''V'') ' +
' ) ' +
' OR ' +
' ( ' +
CAST(#IncludeStoredProcedures AS VARCHAR(1)) + ' = 1 ' +
' AND ' +
' b.[type] IN (''P'') ' +
' ) ' +
' OR ' +
' ( ' +
CAST(#IncludeFunctions AS VARCHAR(1)) + ' = 1 ' +
' AND ' +
' b.[type] IN (''FN'',''IF'') ' +
' ) ' +
' OR ' +
' ( ' +
CAST(#IncludeTriggers AS VARCHAR(1)) + ' = 1 ' +
' AND ' +
' b.[type] IN (''TR'') ' +
' ) ' +
'); ';
IF #DebugMode = 0
BEGIN
INSERT INTO #Results EXEC(#Query);
END;
ELSE
BEGIN
PRINT 'Select Statement: ' + #SelectStatement;
PRINT 'Query: ' + #Query;
END;
IF #DebugMode = 0
BEGIN
SELECT
[ObjectType]
,[ObjectName]
,[ColumnName]
,[Value]
,[Count] = CASE
WHEN [ObjectType] IN ('USER TABLE') THEN COUNT(1)
ELSE NULL
END
,[SelectStatement]
FROM #Results
GROUP BY [ObjectType], [ObjectName], [ColumnName], [Value], [SelectStatement]
ORDER BY [Value];
END;
/********************** STRING_SPLIT() FUNCTION **********************
CREATE FUNCTION STRING_SPLIT (
#Expression nvarchar(4000)
,#Delimiter nvarchar(100)
)
RETURNS #Ret TABLE ([value] NVARCHAR(4000))
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #Start INT = 0, #End INT, #Length INT;
SELECT #End = CHARINDEX(#Delimiter,#Expression), #Length = #End - #Start;
IF #End <= 0
BEGIN
INSERT INTO #Ret ([value]) VALUES (#Expression);
END
ELSE
BEGIN
WHILE #Length >= 0
BEGIN
INSERT INTO #Ret ([value])
SELECT ltrim(rtrim(substring(#Expression,#Start,#Length)));
SELECT #Start = #End + LEN(#Delimiter)
SELECT #End = CHARINDEX(#Delimiter,#Expression,#Start)
IF #End < 1
SELECT #End = LEN(#Expression) + 1;
SELECT #Length = #End - #Start;
END;
END;
RETURN;
END;
*********************************************************************/

By far the best and most universal solution I found is to pipe a dump of the db through to a grep of what you are searching for.
e.g. for Mysql:
mysqldump -pPASSWORD database | grep 'search phrase'
Or if you get too many results, you can then output them to a file:
mysqldump -pPASSWORD database | grep 'search phrase' > results.txt

How to calculate data length in each column (in a single table) in SQL Server?

This code provide a possibility to sum a datalength in a single column:
select sum(datalength(column_1))
from my_table
This part provide me an information about columns in my_table
SELECT COLUMN_NAME,TABLE_SCHEMA, TABLE_NAME, ORDINAL_POSITION, DATA_TYPE
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'my_table' AND TABLE_SCHEMA='my_schema'
and now i would like to add a column to second select result with sum of data length for each column, so i nedd a column like this:
sum(datalength(col_1))
sum(datalength(col_2))
.
.
.
sum(datalength(col_n))
Could you help me to prepare a proper select to achieve explained result?
EDIT: I need to count how many megabytes have elements in each column (in all rows):
1) if its int type column it is easy:
(size of int * number of rows)
2) when column is a varchar i would like to add size of each varchar in this column

If I understand you correctly and you want to " ... add a column to second select result (SELECT ... FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS ...) with sum of data length for each column ... ", a dynamic statement should be an option:
DECLARE #stm nvarchar(max) = N''
SELECT #stm = CONCAT(
#stm,
N'UNION ALL ',
N'SELECT ''',
COLUMN_NAME,
N''' AS [COLUMN_NAME], ''',
TABLE_SCHEMA,
N''' AS [TABLE_SCHEMA], ''',
TABLE_NAME,
N''' AS [TABLE_NAME], ',
CONVERT(nvarchar(max), ORDINAL_POSITION),
N' AS [ORDINAL_POSITION], ''',
DATA_TYPE,
N''' AS [DATA_TYPE], ',
N'(SELECT SUM(DATALENGTH(',
COLUMN_NAME,
N')) FROM ',
QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA),
N'.',
QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME),
N') AS [DATA_LENGTH] '
)
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'YourTable' AND TABLE_SCHEMA = 'YourSchema'
SELECT #stm = STUFF(#stm, 1, 10, N'')
PRINT #stm
EXEC sp_executesql #stm

Is this what you're after?
DECLARE #SQL nvarchar(MAX),
#CRLF nchar(2) = NCHAR(13) + NCHAR(10);
DECLARE #Schema sysname = N'dbo', --Replace with appropriate Schema
#Table sysname = N'PerformanceTest'; --Replace with appropriate Table
SET #SQL = N'SELECT ' +
STUFF((SELECT N' +' + #CRLF +
N' ISNULL(SUM(DATALENGTH(' + QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) + N')),0)'
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS C
WHERE C.TABLE_SCHEMA = #Schema
AND C.TABLE_NAME = #Table
FOR XML PATH(N''),TYPE).value('.','nvarchar(MAX)'),1,11,N'') +N' AS DataLengthTotal' + #CRLF +
N'FROM ' + QUOTENAME(#Schema) + N'.' + QUOTENAME(#Table) + N';';
PRINT #SQL;
EXEC sp_executesql #SQL;
Seems the OP is not after a grant total, but total by column. This is can be easily be changed by changing the below
SELECT N' +' + #CRLF +
N' ISNULL(SUM(DATALENGTH(' + QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) + N')),0)'
To the below:
SELECT N', ' + #CRLF +
N' ISNULL(SUM(DATALENGTH(' + QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) + N')),0) AS ' + QUOTENAME(CONCAT(C.COLUMN_NAME,N'DataLength'))
And removing the alias after the STUFF expression.

How to pass column name as variable in dynamic query in SQL Server?

I have the below query, which gives the count of distinct values for each column. But I need to add a where clause condition in the query such as column1 = 'abc'. I am using this generic query so that I can use the same query with other tables also by passing the table name.
DECLARE #query VARCHAR(MAX)
SELECT #query =
'SELECT ' + SUBSTRING((SELECT ',' +'COUNT(DISTINCT(' + column_name + ')) AS ' + column_name + ' '
FROM information_schema.columns
WHERE table_name = 'table_name'
FOR XML PAT('')), 2, 100000) + 'FROM table_name'
--PRINT(#query)
EXECUTE(#query)
I tried passing it as below.
WHERE
table_name = 'table_name'
AND column1 = 'abc' -- compilation error, obviously
WHERE
table_name = 'table_name'
AND 'column1' = 'abc' -- not working, because it will compare the string values column1 and abc. and both are not equal
Then I just gave a try with the below query, but this is also not working, it's generating the wrong query when I try to print.
DECLARE #SQL NVARCHAR(MAX), #tname NVARCHAR(100),
#cname NVARCHAR(100), #acc_num NVARCHAR(50), #dp_code NVARCHAR(100)
SET #cname = 'column_name';
SET #acc_num = 'xyz';
SET #tname = 'table_name';
DECLARE #query VARCHAR(MAX);
SET #SQL = ''
;with cols as (
select Table_Schema, Table_Name, Column_Name, Row_Number() over(partition by Table_Schema, Table_Name
order by ORDINAL_POSITION) as RowNum
from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
)
SELECT #query =
'SELECT ' + SUBSTRING((SELECT ',' +'COUNT(DISTINCT(' + QUOTENAME(column_name, '') + ')) As ' + QUOTENAME(column_name, '')+ ' '
+ ' WHERE ' + 'column_name' + ' = ''' + #acc_num + ''''
FROM cols
WHERE
table_name = #tname
for xml path('')),2,200000) + 'FROM' #tname
--for xml path('');
PRINT #query
--execute (#query)

This should be what you are after. There's a few comments in the SQL you need to pay attention to:
DECLARE #SQL nvarchar(max),
#tname sysname, --note the datatype change
#cname sysname, --note the datatype change
#acc_num nvarchar(50),
#dp_code nvarchar(100); --This is never used in your sample query
SET #cname = 'column_name';
SET #acc_num = 'xyz';
SET #tname = 'table_name';
SET #SQL = N'SELECT ' + NCHAR(13) + NCHAR(10) +
STUFF((SELECT N',' + NCHAR(13) + NCHAR(10) +
N' ' + N'COUNT DISTINCT(' + QUOTENAME(C.Column_Name) + N') AS ' + QUOTENAME(C.Column_Name)
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS C
WHERE C.Table_Name = #tname
ORDER BY C.ORDINAL_POSITION
FOR XML PATH(N'')),1,10,N'') + NCHAR(13) + NCHAR(10) +
N'FROM ' + QUOTENAME(#tname) + NCHAR(13) + NCHAR(10) +
N'WHERE ' + QUOTENAME(#cname) + N' = #Acc_Num;'
PRINT #SQL; --YOur debugging best friend
EXEC sp_executesql #SQL, N'#Acc_Num varchar(100)',#Acc_Num = #acc_num;
This parametrised the query instead, using sp_executesql, and nicely formats it for your PRINT statement.
If you don't understand then please do ask.

If you want a WHERE clause in the dynamic query, then you have to put it after the FROM clause in the dynamic query.
...
for xml path('')),2,200000) + ' FROM '+ #tname
+ ' WHERE ' + 'column_name' + ' = ''' + #acc_num + ''''

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Here in sql server i want to get sql script by table name, In mysql server there is option for that SHOW CREATE TABLE client , can anyone please help how can we do this in sql server by script ?

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[GENERATE_INSERTS] (#TABLENAME NVARCHAR(100),
#INCLUDE_COLUMN VARCHAR(MAX)=NULL,
#EXCLUDE_COLUMN VARCHAR(MAX) = NULL,
#TOP varchar(50)='',
#WHERECLAUSE NVARCHAR(MAX) = '',
#ORDERBYCLAUSE NVARCHAR(MAX) = '')
AS
BEGIN
SET NOCOUNT ON
--DECLARE VARIABLES
DECLARE #TABLEHASIDENTITY BIT
DECLARE #SQL NVARCHAR(MAX)
DECLARE #COLUMNLIST NVARCHAR(MAX)
DECLARE #VALUELIST NVARCHAR(MAX)
DECLARE #COLUMN_NAME VARCHAR(128)
DECLARE #DATA_TYPE VARCHAR(128)
--INITIALIZE VARIABLES
SET #COLUMNLIST = ''
SET #VALUELIST = ''
SET #COLUMN_NAME = ''
--CHECK IF THE TABLE HAS AN IDENTITY COLUMN
SELECT #TABLEHASIDENTITY = OBJECTPROPERTY(OBJECT_ID(TABLE_NAME), 'TABLEHASIDENTITY')
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_NAME = #TABLENAME
--CHECK IF WE NEED 'SET IDENTITY_INSERT TABLENAME ON' STATEMENT.
--IF THE TABLE HAS IDENTITY COLUMN, THE IDENTITY_INSERT WILL BE SET TO ON
IF #TABLEHASIDENTITY = 1
BEGIN
SET #SQL = 'SELECT TOP 1 ''SET IDENTITY_INSERT '
+ #TABLENAME + ' ON '' FROM ' + #TABLENAME
EXEC SP_EXECUTESQL
#SQL
END
--PREPARE LIST OF COLUMNS AND VALUES
--TO GET THE FIRST COLUMN'S ID
DECLARE NA_CUR CURSOR LOCAL FAST_FORWARD FOR
SELECT QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME),
DATA_TYPE from
INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS C (NOLOCK)
WHERE TABLE_NAME = #TABLENAME
AND (EXISTS (SELECT TOKEN
FROM DBO.UDF_SPLITSTRING(#INCLUDE_COLUMN, ',') A WHERE C.TABLE_NAME=A.token )
--AND ( COLUMN_NAME IN (SELECT TOKEN
-- FROM DBO.UDF_SPLITSTRING(#INCLUDE_COLUMN, ','))
OR #INCLUDE_COLUMN IS NULL or #INCLUDE_COLUMN= '')
AND ( NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1
FROM DBO.UDF_SPLITSTRING(#EXCLUDE_COLUMN, ',') F
WHERE F.TOKEN = C.COLUMN_NAME)
OR #EXCLUDE_COLUMN IS NULL or #EXCLUDE_COLUMN = '' )
ORDER BY ORDINAL_POSITION ASC
OPEN NA_CUR
FETCH NA_CUR INTO #COLUMN_NAME, #DATA_TYPE
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
--DETERMINING THE DATA TYPE OF THE COLUMN AND DEPENDING ON THE DATA TYPE,
--THE VALUES PART OF THE INSERT STATEMENT IS GENERATED.
SET #VALUELIST = #VALUELIST + CASE WHEN #DATA_TYPE IN ('CHAR', 'VARCHAR', 'NCHAR', 'NVARCHAR') THEN 'COALESCE('''''''' + REPLACE(RTRIM(' + #COLUMN_NAME + '),'''''''','''''''''''')+'''''''',''NULL'')'
WHEN #DATA_TYPE IN ('DATETIME', 'SMALLDATETIME') THEN 'COALESCE('''''''' + RTRIM(CONVERT(CHAR,' + #COLUMN_NAME + ',109))+'''''''',''NULL'')'
WHEN #DATA_TYPE IN ('UNIQUEIDENTIFIER') THEN 'COALESCE('''''''' + REPLACE(CONVERT(CHAR(255),RTRIM(' + #COLUMN_NAME + ')),'''''''','''''''''''')+'''''''',''NULL'')'
WHEN #DATA_TYPE IN ('TEXT', 'NTEXT') THEN 'COALESCE('''''''' + REPLACE(CONVERT(CHAR(8000),' + #COLUMN_NAME + '),'''''''','''''''''''')+'''''''',''NULL'')'
WHEN #DATA_TYPE IN ('BINARY', 'VARBINARY') THEN 'COALESCE(RTRIM(CONVERT(CHAR,' + 'CONVERT(INT,' + #COLUMN_NAME + '))),''NULL'')'
WHEN #DATA_TYPE IN ('TIMESTAMP', 'ROWVERSION') THEN 'COALESCE(RTRIM(CONVERT(CHAR,' + 'CONVERT(INT,' + #COLUMN_NAME + '))),''NULL'')'
WHEN #DATA_TYPE IN ('FLOAT', 'REAL', 'MONEY', 'SMALLMONEY') THEN 'COALESCE(LTRIM(RTRIM(' + 'CONVERT(CHAR, ' + #COLUMN_NAME + ',2)' + ')),''NULL'')'
ELSE 'COALESCE(LTRIM(RTRIM(' + 'CONVERT(CHAR, ' + #COLUMN_NAME + ')' + ')),''NULL'')' END + '+' + ''',''' + ' + '
--GENERATING THE COLUMN LIST FOR THE INSERT STATEMENT
SET #COLUMNLIST = #COLUMNLIST + #COLUMN_NAME + ','
PRINT #COLUMNLIST
PRINT #VALUELIST
FETCH NA_CUR INTO #COLUMN_NAME, #DATA_TYPE
END
CLOSE NA_CUR;
DEALLOCATE NA_CUR;
--END OF LOOP
--REMOVE EXTRA CHARACTERS THAT GOT CONCATENATED DURING THE LAST RUN THROUGH THE LOOP
SET #COLUMNLIST = LEFT(#COLUMNLIST, LEN(#COLUMNLIST) - 1)
SET #VALUELIST = LEFT(#VALUELIST, LEN(#VALUELIST) - 6)
print #COLUMNLIST
PRINT #VALUELIST
set #top = case when len(#top)>0 then 'top '+#TOP else '' end
--BUILD THE SQL STATEMENT
SET #SQL = 'SELECT '+#top+'''INSERT INTO [' + #TABLENAME + '] ('
+ #COLUMNLIST + ') ' + 'VALUES (''+' + #VALUELIST
+ '+'')'' FROM ' + #TABLENAME
--APPLY FILTER (WHERE CLAUSE) AND SORTING (ORDER BY CLAUSE) IF REQUIRED
IF LEN(#WHERECLAUSE) > 0
SET #SQL = #SQL + ' WHERE ' + #WHERECLAUSE
IF LEN(#ORDERBYCLAUSE) > 0
SET #SQL= #SQL + ' ORDER BY ' + #ORDERBYCLAUSE
--EXECUTE SQL STATEMENT TO PRINT INSERT STATEMENTS
PRINT #SQL
EXEC SP_EXECUTESQL
#SQL
--SET IDENTITY_INSERT OFF IF IT IS SET ON ABOVE
IF #TABLEHASIDENTITY = 1
BEGIN
SET #SQL = 'SELECT TOP 1 ''SET IDENTITY_INSERT '
+ #TABLENAME + ' OFF '' FROM ' + #TABLENAME
EXEC SP_EXECUTESQL
#SQL
END
END

I think the easiest way for you is using SQL Server Management studio and use the feature Generate Scripts.
More info: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/scripting/generate-scripts-sql-server-management-studio
Hope it helps.
Edit:
After users feedback:
Lowell Izaguirre wrote a script that might help you. It is available on SQLServerCentral in this link http://www.sqlservercentral.com/scripts/SQL+Server+2005/67515/

Got from Here, hope it will hepl a bit.
CREATE proc GetTableScript (#table sysname)
as
declare #sql table(s varchar(1000), id int identity)
insert into #sql(s) values ('create table [' + #table + '] (')
insert into #sql(s)
select
' ['+column_name+'] ' +
data_type + coalesce('('+cast(character_maximum_length as varchar)+')','') + ' ' +
case when exists (
select id from syscolumns
where object_name(id)=#table
and name=column_name
and columnproperty(id,name,'IsIdentity') = 1
) then
'IDENTITY(' +
cast(ident_seed(#table) as varchar) + ',' +
cast(ident_incr(#table) as varchar) + ')'
else ''
end + ' ' +
( case when IS_NULLABLE = 'No' then 'NOT ' else '' end ) + 'NULL ' +
coalesce('DEFAULT '+COLUMN_DEFAULT,'') + ','
from information_schema.columns where table_name = #table
order by ordinal_position
declare #pkname varchar(100)
select #pkname = constraint_name from information_schema.table_constraints
where table_name = #table and constraint_type='PRIMARY KEY'
if ( #pkname is not null ) begin
insert into #sql(s) values(' PRIMARY KEY (')
insert into #sql(s)
select ' ['+COLUMN_NAME+'],' from information_schema.key_column_usage
where constraint_name = #pkname
order by ordinal_position
update #sql set s=left(s,len(s)-1) where id=##identity
insert into #sql(s) values (' )')
end
else begin
update #sql set s=left(s,len(s)-1) where id=##identity
end
insert into #sql(s) values( ')' )
select s from #sql order by id

How can I modify a stored procedure to include multiple tables

Hi this Stored Procedure works for one table, I wondered can it be expanded to more than one table so that the returned values technically searches across multiple tables. I have read similar posts which cover an entire database but limiting to a small cluster of tables rather than having to do each manually.
Basically so the final execute runs this below basically going through all tables which start with LZO_AE
#table_name ='LZO_AE%'
IF NOT EXISTS (
SELECT *
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.ROUTINES
WHERE ROUTINE_NAME = 'spSearchStringInTable'
AND ROUTINE_TYPE = 'PROCEDURE'
)
EXECUTE ('CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.spSearchStringInTable AS SET NOCOUNT ON;');
GO
ALTER PROCEDURE spSearchStringInTable (
#SearchString NVARCHAR(MAX)
,#Table_Schema SYSNAME = 'dbo'
,#Table_Name SYSNAME
)
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #Columns NVARCHAR(MAX)
,#Cols NVARCHAR(MAX)
,#PkColumn NVARCHAR(MAX)
-- Get all character columns
SET #Columns = STUFF((
SELECT ', ' + QUOTENAME(Column_Name)
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE DATA_TYPE IN (
'text'
,'ntext'
,'varchar'
,'nvarchar'
,'char'
,'nchar'
,'int'
)
AND TABLE_NAME = #Table_Name
AND TABLE_SCHEMA = #Table_Schema
ORDER BY COLUMN_NAME
FOR XML PATH('')
), 1, 2, '');
IF #Columns IS NULL -- no character columns
RETURN - 1;
-- Get columns for select statement - we need to convert all columns to nvarchar(max)
SET #Cols = STUFF((
SELECT ', CAST(' + QUOTENAME(Column_Name) + ' AS nvarchar(max)) COLLATE DATABASE_DEFAULT AS ' + QUOTENAME(Column_Name)
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE DATA_TYPE IN (
'text'
,'ntext'
,'varchar'
,'nvarchar'
,'char'
,'nchar'
,'int'
)
AND TABLE_NAME = #Table_Name
AND TABLE_SCHEMA = #Table_Schema
ORDER BY COLUMN_NAME
FOR XML PATH('')
), 1, 2, '');
SET #PkColumn = STUFF((
SELECT N' + ''|'' + ' + ' CAST(' + QUOTENAME(CU.COLUMN_NAME) + ' AS nvarchar(max)) COLLATE DATABASE_DEFAULT '
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_CONSTRAINTS AS TC
INNER JOIN INFORMATION_SCHEMA.KEY_COLUMN_USAGE AS CU ON TC.CONSTRAINT_TYPE = 'PRIMARY KEY'
AND TC.CONSTRAINT_NAME = CU.CONSTRAINT_NAME
WHERE TC.TABLE_SCHEMA = #Table_Schema
AND TC.TABLE_NAME = #Table_Name
ORDER BY CU.ORDINAL_POSITION
FOR XML PATH('')
), 1, 9, '');
IF #PkColumn IS NULL
SELECT #PkColumn = 'CAST(NULL AS nvarchar(max))';
-- set select statement using dynamic UNPIVOT
DECLARE #SQL NVARCHAR(MAX)
SET #SQL = 'SELECT *, ' + QUOTENAME(#Table_Schema, '''') + ' AS [Table Schema], ' + QUOTENAME(#Table_Name, '''') + ' AS [Table Name]' + ' FROM
(SELECT ' + #PkColumn + ' AS [PK Column], ' + #Cols + ' FROM ' + QUOTENAME(#Table_Schema) + '.' + QUOTENAME(#Table_Name) + ' ) src UNPIVOT ([Column Value] for [Column Name] IN (' + #Columns + ')) unpvt
WHERE [Column Value] LIKE ''%'' + #SearchString + ''%'''
--print #SQL
EXECUTE sp_ExecuteSQL #SQL
,N'#SearchString nvarchar(max)'
,#SearchString;
END
GO
execute
dbo.spSearchStringInTable
#SearchString = N'410605003',
#table_schema = 'dbo',
#table_name ='LZO_AETRIAGETREATMENTHISTORY'

You could use a CURSOR to retrieve the matching table names and then process each one in a loop. For example,
ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[multi_table_test] AS
BEGIN
SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE #table_pattern NVARCHAR(max);
DECLARE #table_name NVARCHAR(max);
DECLARE #sql NVARCHAR(max)
DECLARE #output_table TABLE (table_name NVARCHAR(max), row_count INT);
DECLARE #row_count INT;
SET #table_pattern = N'LZO_AE%';
DECLARE table_list CURSOR FOR
SELECT TABLE_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_NAME LIKE #table_pattern;
OPEN table_list;
FETCH NEXT FROM table_list INTO #table_name;
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
SET #sql = N'SELECT #n = (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM [' + #table_name + N'])';
EXEC sp_executesql #sql, N'#n INT OUTPUT', #n = #row_count OUTPUT;
INSERT INTO #output_table (table_name, row_count) VALUES (#table_name, #row_count);
FETCH NEXT FROM table_list INTO #table_name;
END
CLOSE table_list;
DEALLOCATE table_list;
SELECT table_name, row_count FROM #output_table;
END
returns this
table_name row_count
---------- ---------
LZO_AE01 3
LZO_AE02 5

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