2) restrict to tables only (was doing views!)
3) nolock table hint added
4) uniqueidentifier added to data types searched
5) relays progress to window instantly using raiserror
(http://sqlsolace.blogspot.co.uk/2008/09/sql-messages-window-get-messages.html)
/* DATA SEARCH SCRIPT version 5 : 1) copes with schemas other than dbo! 2) restrict to tables only (was doing views!) 3) nolock table hint added 4) uniqueidentifier added to data types searched 5) relays progress to window instantly using raiserror (http://sqlsolace.blogspot.co.uk/2008/09/sql-messages-window-get-messages.html) YOU MUST RUN THIS IN GRID VIEW!!!*/ declare @columncount int declare @searchdata varchar(2550) -- set string to search for here set @searchdata = 'doering' select @columncount = count(*) from information_schema.columns where data_type in ('ntext','char', 'varchar', 'nvchar', 'nvarchar') and table_name not like 'sync%' and column_name <> 'order' and table_name in (select name from sys.sysobjects with (nolock) where type = 'u') select 'declare @resultslist varchar(max)' + char(10) + 'set @resultslist = ''''' union select 'if exists (select 1 from [' + table_schema + '].[' + table_name + '] with (nolock) where [' + column_name + '] like ''%' + @searchdata + '%'' ) ' + char(10) + ' begin ' + char(10) + ' set @resultslist = @resultslist + char(10) + ''select [' + column_name + '],* from ['+ table_schema + '].[' + table_name + '] with (nolock) where [' + column_name + '] like ''''%' + @searchdata + '%'''''''+ char(10) + ' raiserror( ''' + table_schema + '.' + table_name + '/' +column_name + ''', 10, 1) WITH NOWAIT' + char(10) + ' end ' + char(10) + '' + char(10) + ' raiserror( ''' + cast(cast(cast(rank() OVER (ORDER BY table_schema, table_name, column_name) as float)/ @columncount *100 as decimal(10,2)) as varchar(10))+ '%%' + ''', 10, 1) WITH NOWAIT' + char(10) from information_schema.columns with (nolock) where data_type in ('ntext','char', 'varchar', 'nvchar', 'nvarchar') and table_name not like 'sync%' and column_name <> 'order' and table_name in (select name from sys.sysobjects with (nolock) where type = 'u') union select 'print @resultslist' + char(10)