How to search a "Search Text" in database all table.

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User enter text that need to check in database which table is related. We have n Number of table how to do that?.

Posted 30-Jul-15 2:45am

Patel Shailendra

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CHill60 · Answer 1 · 2015-07-30T03:00:00

Solution 1

You can use the catalog stored procedures[^] to get a list of tables in your database then use a query such as the one here[^] to search all of the text columns.

Warning - this may take some time to run.

Posted 30-Jul-15 3:00am

CHill60

Wendelius · Answer 2 · 2015-07-30T03:01:00

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There's a ready made procedure you can try: Search for a string in all tables of SQL Server Database[^]

Posted 30-Jul-15 3:01am

Wendelius