Comments on: SQL SERVER – Simple Use of Cursor to Print All Stored Procedures of Database Including Schema

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Sat, 24 Nov 2012 01:31:20 +0000

[...] Simple Use of Cursor to Print All Stored Procedures of Database Including Schema This is a very interesting requirement I used to face in my early career days, I needed to print all the Stored procedures of my database. Interesting enough I had written a cursor to do so. Today when I look back at this stored procedure, I believe there will be a much cleaner way to do the same task, however, I still use this SP quite often when I have to document all the stored procedures of my database. [...]

By: santhosh

santhosh — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:26:59 +0000

hi,

Am beginner in sql server, i faced one question in interview,
i.e),
In my stored procedure i have a cursor but it killing the performance, can i use alternative for that? if it possible how can I ? with small example.. in simple language.

Thank full to you.

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By: bagya

bagya — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 05:44:24 +0000

Hi!
How to write a cursor stored procedure for sysobjects and syscolumns

I want to know, how a cursor stored procedure prints the select query as sp_help (table name) using sysobjects and syscolumns for the example given below

for example:
Select Id from sysobjects where name=’samp’
ans:503672842
select name from syscolumns where id=503672842

By: Manish

Manish — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:26:46 +0000

Hi Pinal & Chaitanya

The word “Text” appears before the beginning of every stored procedure, Please advice how can that be eliminated.

Thanks
Manish

By: Chaitanya

Chaitanya — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:15:12 +0000

or else we can use

DECLARE @procName VARCHAR(1000)
DECLARE @getprocName CURSOR
SET @getprocName = CURSOR FOR
SELECT Name = ‘[' + SCHEMA_NAME(SCHEMA_ID) + '].[' + Name + ']‘
FROM sys.all_objects WHERE TYPE = ‘P’
AND is_ms_shipped<= 1–for all the procedures

OPEN @getprocName
FETCH NEXT
FROM @getprocName INTO @procName
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN

PRINT ‘sp_HelpText ‘ + @procName
EXEC sp_HelpText @procName

FETCH NEXT FROM @getprocName INTO @procName
END

CLOSE @getprocName
DEALLOCATE @getprocName
GO

By: Chaitanya

Chaitanya — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:13:17 +0000

There is a small mistake in the procedure written above.
I think this could help you out

OPEN @getprocName
FETCH NEXT
FROM @getprocName INTO @procName
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN

PRINT ‘sp_HelpText ‘ + @procName
EXEC sp_HelpText @procName

FETCH NEXT FROM @getprocName INTO @procName
END

CLOSE @getprocName
DEALLOCATE @getprocName
GO

By: vs

vs — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:30:17 +0000

what about procedures which are encrypted?