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 SP_DEPENDS returns nothing !!!!

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ZarrinPour
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Posted - 2008-02-16 : 14:19:26
Hi all
According to BOL, Stored Procedure SP_DEPENDS will return two result sets , showing Dependency of an object for example a Table

USE Northwind
EXEC sp_depends 'Customers'

But when i execute the above command nothings happens !!! and sql server returns nothing ? why? where am i wrong?

Thanks in advance.
Regards.

SwePeso
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30421 Posts

Posted - 2008-02-16 : 14:37:25
type

sp_helptext sp_depends

to see how sp_depends work. Then you will se what criterias sp_depends follows.



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ZarrinPour
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Posted - 2008-02-16 : 22:38:46
Hi peso
quote:
Originally posted by Peso

type

sp_helptext sp_depends




BUT ur code didn't work
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SwePeso
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Posted - 2008-02-17 : 04:16:07
Works for me
quote:
Text
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create procedure sys.sp_depends --- 1996/08/09 16:51
@objname nvarchar(776) -- the object we want to check
as

declare @objid int -- the id of the object we want
declare @found_some bit -- flag for dependencies found
declare @dbname sysname


-- Make sure the @objname is local to the current database.

select @dbname = parsename(@objname,3)

if @dbname is not null and @dbname <> db_name()
begin
raiserror(15250,-1,-1)
return (1)
end

-- See if @objname exists.
select @objid = object_id(@objname)
if @objid is null
begin
select @dbname = db_name()
raiserror(15009,-1,-1,@objname,@dbname)
return (1)
end

-- Initialize @found_some to indicate that we haven't seen any dependencies.
select @found_some = 0

set nocount on

-- Print out the particulars about the local dependencies.
if exists (select *
from sysdepends
where id = @objid)
begin
raiserror(15459,-1,-1)
select 'name' = (s6.name+ '.' + o1.name),
type = substring(v2.name, 5, 16),
updated = substring(u4.name, 1, 7),
selected = substring(w5.name, 1, 8),
'column' = col_name(d3.depid, d3.depnumber)
from sys.objects o1
,master.dbo.spt_values v2
,sysdepends d3
,master.dbo.spt_values u4
,master.dbo.spt_values w5 --11667
,sys.schemas s6
where o1.object_id = d3.depid
and o1.type = substring(v2.name,1,2) collate database_default and v2.type = 'O9T'
and u4.type = 'B' and u4.number = d3.resultobj
and w5.type = 'B' and w5.number = d3.readobj|d3.selall
and d3.id = @objid
and o1.schema_id = s6.schema_id
and deptype < 2

select @found_some = 1
end

-- Now check for things that depend on the object.
if exists (select *
from sysdepends
where depid = @objid)
begin
raiserror(15460,-1,-1)
select distinct 'name' = (s.name + '.' + o.name),
type = substring(v.name, 5, 16)
from sys.objects o, master.dbo.spt_values v, sysdepends d,
sys.schemas s
where o.object_id = d.id
and o.type = substring(v.name,1,2) collate database_default and v.type = 'O9T'
and d.depid = @objid
and o.schema_id = s.schema_id
and deptype < 2

select @found_some = 1
end

-- Did we find anything in sysdepends?
if @found_some = 0
raiserror(15461,-1,-1)

set nocount off

return (0) -- sp_depends




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