Find all the objects(stored procedures) that uses a particular view

Hi,
I need to modify a View. But I don't know how many objects(stored procedure)
in SQL Server uses this view.
Is there a where to find out which objects use this particular view.
I can't do this manually because my DB contains 100's of stored procedures
Thanks
Kiran
you can check the dependancies in EM, or in query analyzer use sp_depends
sp_depends
Displays information about database object dependencies (for example, the
views and procedures that depend on a table or view, and the tables and
views that are depended on by the view or procedure). References to objects
outside the current database are not reported.
Syntax
sp_depends [ @.objname = ] 'object'
Arguments
[@.objname =] 'object'
The database object to examine for dependencies. The object can be a table,
view, stored procedure, or trigger. object is nvarchar(776), with no
default.
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
"Kiran Kumar" <nospam@.spam.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I need to modify a View. But I don't know how many objects(stored
procedure)
> in SQL Server uses this view.
> Is there a where to find out which objects use this particular view.
> I can't do this manually because my DB contains 100's of stored procedures
> Thanks
> Kiran
>
|||Hi Simon,
The "sp_depends view_name" returns the list of column names that are in the
view and the related object name, type etc.....
I want to get the names of object that uses this View.
For eg. I have a view vew_employees. There are 4 stored procedures that uses
this view vew_employees.
I need something that will return me the names of these 4 sp.s
Thanks
Kiran
"Simon Worth" <REMOVEFIRST_simon.worth@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> you can check the dependancies in EM, or in query analyzer use sp_depends
> sp_depends
> Displays information about database object dependencies (for example, the
> views and procedures that depend on a table or view, and the tables and
> views that are depended on by the view or procedure). References to
> objects
> outside the current database are not reported.
> Syntax
> sp_depends [ @.objname = ] 'object'
> Arguments
> [@.objname =] 'object'
> The database object to examine for dependencies. The object can be a
> table,
> view, stored procedure, or trigger. object is nvarchar(776), with no
> default.
> Return Code Values
> 0 (success) or 1 (failure)
>
> "Kiran Kumar" <nospam@.spam.com> wrote in message
> news:%23zq%23FG1HFHA.3500@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> procedure)
>
|||Assuming your view name is somewhat unique, this will give you an idea:
SELECT *
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.ROUTINES
WHERE ROUTINE_DEFINITION LIKE '%view_name%'
Adam Machanic
SQL Server MVP
http://www.sqljunkies.com/weblog/amachanic
"Kiran Kumar" <nospam@.spam.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Simon,
> The "sp_depends view_name" returns the list of column names that are in
the
> view and the related object name, type etc.....
> I want to get the names of object that uses this View.
> For eg. I have a view vew_employees. There are 4 stored procedures that
uses[vbcol=seagreen]
> this view vew_employees.
> I need something that will return me the names of these 4 sp.s
> Thanks
> Kiran
> "Simon Worth" <REMOVEFIRST_simon.worth@.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eiHfFM1HFHA.3376@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
sp_depends[vbcol=seagreen]
the
>
|||But it does return those 4 procs - within the name column of the output. Is
this not what you are looking for?
In enterprise manager, right click the view, go to "all tasks", and click
"display dependancies...". This will show you the same thing
"Kiran Kumar" <nospam@.spam.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Simon,
> The "sp_depends view_name" returns the list of column names that are in
the
> view and the related object name, type etc.....
> I want to get the names of object that uses this View.
> For eg. I have a view vew_employees. There are 4 stored procedures that
uses[vbcol=seagreen]
> this view vew_employees.
> I need something that will return me the names of these 4 sp.s
> Thanks
> Kiran
> "Simon Worth" <REMOVEFIRST_simon.worth@.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:eiHfFM1HFHA.3376@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
sp_depends[vbcol=seagreen]
the
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