我经常使用这个脚本来确定要修改哪个procs，或者确定使用表中的某一列，或者删除一些旧的垃圾。它检查由sp_msforeachdb提供的运行实例上的每个数据库。

if object_id('tempdb..##nothing') is not null
    drop table ##nothing

CREATE TABLE ##nothing
(
    DatabaseName varchar(30),
    SchemaName varchar(30),
    ObjectName varchar(100),
    ObjectType varchar(50)
)

EXEC master.sys.sp_msforeachdb 
'USE ?
insert into ##nothing
SELECT 
db_name() AS [Database],
[Scehma]=schema_name(o.schema_id), 
o.Name, 
o.type 
FROM sys.sql_modules m
INNER JOIN sys.objects o
    ON o.object_id = m.object_id
WHERE 
    m.definition like ''%SOME_TEXT%'''  
--edit this text

SELECT * FROM ##nothing n
order by OBJECTname 

此查询是从所有数据库中搜索存储过程中的文本。

DECLARE @T_Find_Text VARCHAR(1000) = 'Foo'

IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#T_DBNAME') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #T_DBNAME
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#T_PROCEDURE') IS NOT NULL DROP TABLE #T_PROCEDURE

CREATE TABLE #T_DBNAME
(
    IDX int IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY 
    , DBName VARCHAR(255)
)

CREATE TABLE #T_PROCEDURE
(
    IDX int IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY 
    , DBName VARCHAR(255)
    , Procedure_Name VARCHAR(MAX)
    , Procedure_Description VARCHAR(MAX)
)

INSERT INTO #T_DBNAME (DBName)
SELECT name FROM master.dbo.sysdatabases

DECLARE @T_C_IDX INT = 0
DECLARE @T_C_DBName VARCHAR(255)
DECLARE @T_SQL NVARCHAR(MAX)
DECLARE @T_SQL_PARAM NVARCHAR(MAX) 

SET @T_SQL_PARAM =   
    '   @T_C_DBName VARCHAR(255)
        , @T_Find_Text VARCHAR(255)
    '  


WHILE EXISTS(SELECT TOP 1 IDX FROM #T_DBNAME WHERE IDX > @T_C_IDX ORDER BY IDX ASC)
BEGIN

    SELECT TOP 1 
    @T_C_DBName = DBName 
    FROM #T_DBNAME WHERE IDX > @T_C_IDX ORDER BY IDX ASC

    SET @T_SQL = ''

    SET @T_SQL = @T_SQL + 'INSERT INTO #T_PROCEDURE(DBName, Procedure_Name, Procedure_Description)'
    SET @T_SQL = @T_SQL + 'SELECT SPECIFIC_CATALOG, ROUTINE_NAME, ROUTINE_DEFINITION '
    SET @T_SQL = @T_SQL + 'FROM ' + @T_C_DBName +  '.INFORMATION_SCHEMA.ROUTINES  '
    SET @T_SQL = @T_SQL + 'WHERE ROUTINE_DEFINITION LIKE ''%''+ @T_Find_Text + ''%'' '
    SET @T_SQL = @T_SQL + 'AND ROUTINE_TYPE = ''PROCEDURE'' '

    BEGIN TRY
        EXEC SP_EXECUTESQL  @T_SQL, @T_SQL_PARAM, @T_C_DBName, @T_Find_Text
    END TRY
    BEGIN CATCH
        SELECT @T_C_DBName + ' ERROR'
    END CATCH

    SET @T_C_IDX = @T_C_IDX + 1
END

SELECT IDX, DBName, Procedure_Name FROM #T_PROCEDURE ORDER BY DBName ASC

不同的版本，使查询更适合不同的编码实践。

SELECT DISTINCT
       O.NAME AS OBJECT_NAME,
       O.TYPE_DESC
  FROM SYS.SQL_MODULES M
       INNER JOIN
       SYS.OBJECTS O
         ON M.OBJECT_ID = O.OBJECT_ID
 WHERE UPPER(M.DEFINITION) LIKE UPPER('%Your Text%');

Select distinct OBJECT_NAME(id) from syscomments where text like '%string%' AND OBJECTPROPERTY(id, 'IsProcedure') = 1 

Redgate的SQL搜索是一个很好的工具，它是一个免费的SSMS插件。

/* 
    SEARCH SPROCS & VIEWS

    The following query will allow search within the definitions 
    of stored procedures and views.

    It spits out the results as XML, with the full definitions, 
    so you can browse them without having to script them individually.

*/

/*
   STEP 1: POPULATE SEARCH KEYS. (Set to NULL to ignore)
*/
DECLARE 
    @def_key varchar(128) = '%foo%',      /* <<< definition search key */
    @name_key varchar(128) = '%bar%',     /* <<< name search key       */
    @schema_key varchar(128) = 'dbo';     /* <<< schema search key     */

;WITH SearchResults AS (
    /* 
       STEP 2: DEFINE SEARCH QUERY AS CTE (Common Table Expression)
    */
    SELECT 
        [Object].object_id                       AS [object_id],    
        [Schema].name                            AS [schema_name], 
        [Object].name                            AS [object_name],
        [Object].type                            AS [object_type],
        [Object].type_desc                       AS [object_type_desc],
        [Details].definition                     AS [module_definition]
    FROM  
        /* sys.sql_modules = where the body of sprocs and views live */
        sys.sql_modules AS [Details] WITH (NOLOCK)
    JOIN
        /* sys.objects = where the metadata for every object in the database lives */
        sys.objects AS [Object] WITH (NOLOCK) ON [Details].object_id = [Object].object_id
    JOIN 
        /* sys.schemas = where the schemas in the datatabase live */
        sys.schemas AS [Schema] WITH (NOLOCK) ON [Object].schema_id = [Schema].schema_id
    WHERE 
        (@def_key IS NULL OR [Details].definition LIKE @def_key)      /* <<< searches definition */
        AND (@name_key IS NULL OR [Object].name LIKE @name_key)       /* <<< searches name       */
        AND (@schema_key IS NULL OR [Schema].name LIKE @schema_key)   /* <<< searches schema     */
)
/* 
   STEP 3: SELECT FROM CTE INTO XML
*/

/* 
    This outer select wraps the inner queries in to the <sql_object> root element 
*/
SELECT 
(
    /* 
        This inner query maps stored procedure rows to <procedure> elements
    */
    SELECT TOP 100 PERCENT
        [object_id]                            AS [@object_id], 
        [schema_name] + '.' + [object_name]    AS [@full_name],
        [module_definition]                    AS [module_definition]
    FROM
        SearchResults
    WHERE
        object_type = 'P'
    ORDER BY
        [schema_name], [object_name]
    FOR XML
        PATH ('procedure'), TYPE
) AS [procedures],  /* <<< as part of the outer query, 
                           this alias causes the <procedure> elements
                           to be wrapped within the <procedures> element */
(
    /* 
        This inner query maps view rows to <view> elements
    */
    SELECT TOP 100 PERCENT 
        [object_id]                            AS [@object_id], 
        [schema_name] + '.' + [object_name]    AS [@full_name],
        [module_definition]                    AS [module_definition]
    FROM
        SearchResults
    WHERE
        object_type = 'V'
    ORDER BY
        [schema_name], [object_name]
    FOR XML
        PATH ('view'), TYPE
) AS [views]  /* <<< as part of the outer query, 
                     this alias causes the <view> elements
                     to be wrapped within the <views> element */
FOR XML 
    PATH ('sql_objects')