Question

Is it possible to retrieve a stored procedure using c#?

What i need to do is i have to search for a particular stored procedure name in a database and if that stored procedure is available means i have to retrieve that stored procedure and write into a text file..

I dont know how to retrieve stored procedure.

Any Suggestion?

EDIT:i have retrieved the stored procedure names using SELECT NAME from SYS.PROCEDURES
and i dont know how to retrieve those stored procedures

Answer 1

http://databases.aspfaq.com/database/how-do-i-find-a-stored-procedure-containing-text.html

Then just create the SqlConnection & SqlCommand as normal and execute the SQL to find out the details of the proc:

SELECT ROUTINE_NAME, ROUTINE_DEFINITION 
    FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.ROUTINES 
    WHERE ROUTINE_NAME = @YourDesiredStoredProc;
    AND ROUTINE_TYPE='PROCEDURE'

C#:

// details is a custom class you would use to hold the details of the proc :)
// Boring connection stuff
if(reader.Read())
{
    this.details = new StoredProcedure(reader.GetString(0), reader.GetString(1);
}
else
{
    throw new ArgumentException("Procedure does not exist");
}

// Close boring connection stuff.

this.details.Write("your_file_name");