Question : how to get the name present in different tables in SQL server

Hi All, I am having SQL Server 2005 and a Database with multiple tables. In each table common column "CName" and filled with customer names.Here I know the customer name now I want to retrieve the table names where the customer name is present. If any body knows, please suggest the solution.

Thanks.

Answer : how to get the name present in different tables in SQL server

Create the below procedure in the required database and here is how you run it:

--To search all columns of all tables in Pubs database for the keyword "Computer"
EXEC SearchAllTables 'Computer'
GO

Here is the complete stored procedure code:


CREATE PROC SearchAllTables
(
      @SearchStr nvarchar(100)
)
AS
BEGIN



      CREATE TABLE #Results (ColumnName nvarchar(370), ColumnValue nvarchar(3630))

      SET NOCOUNT ON

      DECLARE @TableName nvarchar(256), @ColumnName nvarchar(128), @SearchStr2 nvarchar(110)
      SET  @TableName = ''
      SET @SearchStr2 = QUOTENAME('%' + @SearchStr + '%','''')

      WHILE @TableName IS NOT NULL
      BEGIN
            SET @ColumnName = ''
            SET @TableName =
            (
                  SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME))
                  FROM       INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
                  WHERE             TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'
                        AND      QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME) > @TableName
                        AND      OBJECTPROPERTY(
                                    OBJECT_ID(
                                          QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME)
                                           ), 'IsMSShipped'
                                           ) = 0
            )

            WHILE (@TableName IS NOT NULL) AND (@ColumnName IS NOT NULL)
            BEGIN
                  SET @ColumnName =
                  (
                        SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME))
                        FROM       INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
                        WHERE             TABLE_SCHEMA      = PARSENAME(@TableName, 2)
                              AND      TABLE_NAME      = PARSENAME(@TableName, 1)
                              AND      DATA_TYPE IN ('char', 'varchar', 'nchar', 'nvarchar')
                              AND      QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) > @ColumnName
                  )
      
                  IF @ColumnName IS NOT NULL
                  BEGIN
                        INSERT INTO #Results
                        EXEC
                        (
                              'SELECT ''' + @TableName + '.' + @ColumnName + ''', LEFT(' + @ColumnName + ', 3630)
                              FROM ' + @TableName + ' (NOLOCK) ' +
                              ' WHERE ' + @ColumnName + ' LIKE ' + @SearchStr2
                        )
                  END
            END      
      END

      SELECT ColumnName, ColumnValue FROM #Results
END


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--To search all columns of all tables in Pubs database for the keyword "Computer" 
EXEC SearchAllTables 'Computer'
GO 

Here is the complete stored procedure code: 


CREATE PROC SearchAllTables
(
	@SearchStr nvarchar(100)
)
AS
BEGIN



	CREATE TABLE #Results (ColumnName nvarchar(370), ColumnValue nvarchar(3630))

	SET NOCOUNT ON

	DECLARE @TableName nvarchar(256), @ColumnName nvarchar(128), @SearchStr2 nvarchar(110)
	SET  @TableName = ''
	SET @SearchStr2 = QUOTENAME('%' + @SearchStr + '%','''')

	WHILE @TableName IS NOT NULL
	BEGIN
		SET @ColumnName = ''
		SET @TableName = 
		(
			SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME))
			FROM 	INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
			WHERE 		TABLE_TYPE = 'BASE TABLE'
				AND	QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME) > @TableName
				AND	OBJECTPROPERTY(
						OBJECT_ID(
							QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME)
							 ), 'IsMSShipped'
						       ) = 0
		)

		WHILE (@TableName IS NOT NULL) AND (@ColumnName IS NOT NULL)
		BEGIN
			SET @ColumnName =
			(
				SELECT MIN(QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME))
				FROM 	INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
				WHERE 		TABLE_SCHEMA	= PARSENAME(@TableName, 2)
					AND	TABLE_NAME	= PARSENAME(@TableName, 1)
					AND	DATA_TYPE IN ('char', 'varchar', 'nchar', 'nvarchar')
					AND	QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) > @ColumnName
			)
	
			IF @ColumnName IS NOT NULL
			BEGIN
				INSERT INTO #Results
				EXEC
				(
					'SELECT ''' + @TableName + '.' + @ColumnName + ''', LEFT(' + @ColumnName + ', 3630) 
					FROM ' + @TableName + ' (NOLOCK) ' +
					' WHERE ' + @ColumnName + ' LIKE ' + @SearchStr2
				)
			END
		END	
	END

	SELECT ColumnName, ColumnValue FROM #Results
END
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