How To Search / Find Text or String in Column of Tables SQL Server

1.
Example: Use Database Northwind
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USE Northwind
GO
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2.
Query:
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CREATE PROC SearchAllTables_Test
(
@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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3.
Run the procedure
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EXEC SearchAllTables_Test 'sales'
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Result Messages:
ColumnName                                        ColumnValue
-------------                                           -------------
[dbo].[Customers].[ContactTitle]         Sales Representative
[dbo].[Customers].[ContactTitle]         Sales Agent
[dbo].[Customers].[ContactTitle]         Sales Associate
[dbo].[Customers].[ContactTitle]        Sales Manager
[dbo].[Customers].[ContactTitle]        Assistant Sales Agent
[dbo].[Employees].[Title]                   Sales Representative
[dbo].[Employees].[Title]                   Inside Sales Coordinator
[dbo].[Employees].[Title]                   Vice President, Sales
[dbo].[Suppliers].[ContactTitle]          Sales Manager
[dbo].[Suppliers].[ContactTitle]          Sales Representative


4.
To remove the procedure
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DROP Procedure SearchAllTables_Test
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Source:
http://www.richnetapps.com/searching_in_all_tables_and_columns_of_a/