how do we check data on all dbs and fields

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how do we check data on all dbs and fields

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rudba
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

415 Posts

Posted - 2009-06-11 : 10:56:52

Is there anyway to find the data on the database using cursor, i have more than 30 databases, i know the table name but i am not sure which fields has that value. Should i check the all databases and all fields? (I am sure, we have that record on our database, but i don't know in which database and which field)

USE Master
GO

DECLARE @name VARCHAR(50)
DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR FOR

SELECT [name]
FROM sys.Databases WHERE [name] NOT IN ('master','model','msdb','TempDb') order by [name]
OPEN db_cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0

BEGIN
Print 'Database : '+ @name + ' processing'
EXEC('Use [' + @Name +']
Select ID from tbl1 WHERE Field1=''XXXYYYZZZ''
')
FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name
END

CLOSE db_cursor
DEALLOCATE db_cursor

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2009-06-11 : 11:01:06

loop over databases and use below to search on all tables

http://vyaskn.tripod.com/search_all_columns_in_all_tables.htm

rudba
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

415 Posts

Posted - 2009-06-11 : 11:02:11

thanks

visakh16
Very Important crosS Applying yaK Herder

52326 Posts

Posted - 2009-06-11 : 11:05:52

welcome

rudba
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

415 Posts

Posted - 2009-06-11 : 11:38:08

If i create the "SearchAllTables" stored procedure on each db i can get the result. But i created that stored procedure on master table and execute above procedure....i do not get the result.
do i have create "SearchAllTables" for each db?
Or how to execute "stored procedure" which is created on master database. I tried to execute this way:

BEGIN
Print 'Database : '+ @name + ' processing'
EXEC('Use [' + @Name +']
EXEC master.SearchAllTables ''computer''
')

FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @name
END

I got the error is :

Could not find stored procedure 'master.SearchAllTables'

Transact Charlie
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

3451 Posts

Posted - 2009-06-11 : 11:56:50

Hi Rudba,

You could change the stored proc to use 3 part notation

I.E
<db_name>.information_schema.tables etc etc.

However, you'd then have to rewrite the sp using dynamic sql.

Charlie
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Msg 3903, Level 16, State 1, Line 1736
The ROLLBACK TRANSACTION request has no corresponding BEGIN TRANSACTION

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