Question

I’m new to Windows servers and I have a hopefully quick question. I am looking for a stored procedure in SQL Server 2008 Management Studio. I ran this query,

SELECT name, type
FROM dbo.sysobjects
WHERE (type = 'P')

Which returns a list of stored procedures. The one I am looking for is in the list. Now I need to know how/where to find this. I am browsing the structure on the left side and I see several folders of “Stored Procedures” but I do not see the item I am looking for in any of the lists. Is there SQL to show me the stored procedure or do I need to open it in SQL Server Management Studio? Could it also be a permission issue with the user I am connecting with?

Thanks for any help on this.

Answer 1

It does sound like a permission issue. Does this return anything for you?

use YourDatabaseName;
GO

sp_helptext 'YourSchemaName.YourProcedureName';