Question

Was: How to back up selected stored procedure using query

I would like to backup 10 out of 200 stores procedures over command line ( In SQL Server Management Studio). Is there an easy way to do it?

Right now I am using the Database->Tasks->Generate Scripts option, that takes me through a series of dialog where I choose the SP that I want to export. I would like to make this process easy, so I don’t have to do it all over again.

Note: By Export I mean just print it on the screen so I can copy it and save it in a text file.

Answer 1

How about using INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Routines ?

DECLARE MY_CURSOR Cursor
FOR
SELECT r.Routine_Definition
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Routines r 
OPEN MY_CURSOR
    DECLARE @sproc VARCHAR(MAX) 
    FETCH NEXT FROM MY_CURSOR INTO @sproc
    WHILE (@@FETCH_STATUS <> -1)
    BEGIN
        IF (@@FETCH_STATUS <> -2)
        PRINT @sproc
        FETCH NEXT FROM MY_CURSOR INTO @sproc
    END
CLOSE MY_CURSOR
DEALLOCATE MY_CURSOR
GO

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EDIT

It sounds like you might want something like this to include the LAST_ALTERED date and Definition in a result set.

SELECT
    r.LAST_ALTERED,
    r.ROUTINE_NAME,
    r.Routine_Definition
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.Routines r