Comments on: SQL SERVER – sp_HelpText for sp_HelpText – Puzzle

By: RaviShankar

RaviShankar — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:45:35 +0000

No Sajal..not of the kind I want..

Regards,
Ravi

By: madhivanan

madhivanan — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:41:25 +0000

Make sure you are connected to the correct server and also the user that you are using have access to that database

By: Nagesh

Nagesh — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:02:34 +0000

Hi Pinal,

When i use sp_helptext i.e fully qualified object name(Ex: ‘Test.GetAllUsers’) i can able to get definition of the stored procedure.But
When i give sp_helptext and just stored procedure name(EX: sp_helptext GetAllUsers ) i am getting following error.
“Msg 15009, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sp_helptext, Line 54
The object ‘GetAllUsers ‘ does not exist in database ‘TempDBLocal’ or is invalid for this operation.”
All this Is all happening in my local machine.

But Sql servers in Dev and production environment in our organization not have this problem. I can get SP’s definition just running sp_helptext GetAllUsers

Please suggest me what changes i need to do in my local sql server 2005.

Thanks
Nagesh

By: Sajal Agrawal

Sajal Agrawal — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 05:13:59 +0000

Hi Ravi,

did you get the solution for getting the defination of a table?

By: madhivanan

madhivanan — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:33:10 +0000

You need to make use of Generate script option from SSMS

By: RaviShankarKota

RaviShankarKota — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 09:29:12 +0000

sp_help table_name gives the details of the table like the column defintions,datatypes, keys,indexes etc.
But what I want is entire definition.It should be like:
Create table Employee
as
Begin
——
——
End

By: madhivanan

madhivanan — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:31:09 +0000

EXEC sp_help table_name

By: RaviShankarKota

RaviShankarKota — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:30:32 +0000

Hi Pinal,

I have a small doubt.sp_helptext retrieves stored proc definition.But how to get table script using a command ?

Regards,
RaviShankar

By: RaviShankarKota

RaviShankarKota — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 09:25:54 +0000

Thanks for interesting information pinal.

By: Pradeep

Pradeep — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 09:30:02 +0000

sp_help is a stored procedure. “SP” MS following the naming standard like that

By: Vennila

Vennila — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:18:00 +0000

What is sp_help in SQL Server?
I know why this. But I don’t know what is “SP”.

By: Lalchand

Lalchand — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:19:40 +0000

Please let me know how can we find sql script(text of table) of tables from database
Like’ oralce

select * from user_source

By: Hemal Fofaria

Hemal Fofaria — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:27:57 +0000

Very Good.

By: raja

raja — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 09:01:57 +0000

sir,
i need a sample stored procedure for insert , select, alter in a single name or,single procedure.. plz help meee