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    Find value in all tables in a Database

    Some times we know the value which is in our database, but we don't know the Database architecture and mapping with our code base. So if i want to know that where a particular value store, we can use below query.

    Here i am using a variable @SearchStr in which i have set my string which i have to search among all tables, and create a Temp table #Results to store the result.

    I am using INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES , which is provided by SQL and it return us all table name and schema name in a database. At a time i have to fetch only one table and then search my string in it's all column. so here i am using
    MIN(QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME)) to fetch only one table.

    and

    OBJECTPROPERTY(OBJECT_ID(QUOTENAME(TABLE_SCHEMA) + '.' + QUOTENAME(TABLE_NAME)), 'IsMSShipped') = 0
    here IsMSShipped tell us that object is created by user or system.

    declare @SearchStr nvarchar(100)
    set @SearchStr = 'my string which i have to search'
    
    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_
    
    ## Heading ##
    
    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 QUOTENAME(COLUMN_NAME) > @ColumnName
            )
    
            IF @ColumnName IS NOT NULL
            BEGIN
                INSERT INTO #Results
                EXEC
                (
                    'SELECT ''' + @TableName + '.' + @ColumnName + ''', LEFT(CONVERT(varchar(max), ' + @ColumnName + '), 3630) 
                    FROM ' + @TableName + ' (NOLOCK) ' +
                    ' WHERE CONVERT(varchar(max), ' + @ColumnName + ') LIKE ' + @SearchStr2
                )
            END
        END 
    END
    
    SELECT ColumnName, ColumnValue FROM #Results
    END
    

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