searches an entire database for a search string
1) displays progress of search in the messages window,
2) takes search term as a parameter
3) provides sql at the end to examine the located data
/*
version 2 : 1) displays progress of search in the messages window,
2) takes search term as a parameter
3) provides sql at the end to examine the located data
*/
declare @columncount int
declare @searchdata varchar(255)
-- set string to search for here
set @searchdata = 'Utility%Connections'
select @columncount = count(*) from information_schema.columns
where data_type in ('ntext','smallint','int','char', 'varchar', 'nvchar', 'nvarchar')
and table_schema = 'dbo'
and table_name not like 'sync%'
and column_name <> 'order'
select 'declare @resultslist varchar(max)' + char(10) + 'set @resultslist = '''''
union
select 'if exists (select 1 from [' +
table_name +
'] where [' +
column_name + '] like ''%' + @searchdata + '%'' ) ' + char(10) +
' begin ' + char(10) +
' set @resultslist = @resultslist + char(10) + ''select [' + column_name + '],* from ['+ table_name + '] where [' + column_name + '] like ''''%' + @searchdata + '%'''''''+ char(10) +
' print ''' + table_name + '/' +column_name + '''' + char(10) +
' end ' + char(10) +
'' + char(10) +
' print ''' + cast(cast(cast(rank() OVER (ORDER BY table_name, column_name) as float)/ @columncount *100 as decimal(10,2)) as varchar(10))+ '%' +
'''' + char(10)
from information_schema.columns
where data_type in ('ntext','smallint','int','char', 'varchar', 'nvchar', 'nvarchar')
and table_schema = 'dbo'
and table_name not like 'sync%'
and column_name <> 'order'
union
select 'print @resultslist' + char(10) + 'go'
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