Search for a specific string inside a SQL stored procedure object.

tools-search-sp-definitions.sql

DECLARE @find VARCHAR(1000)
SET @find = '%search string%'

SELECT
sp.name,
ISNULL(smsp.definition, ssmsp.definition) AS [Definition]
FROM
sys.all_objects AS sp
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.sql_modules AS smsp ON smsp.object_id = sp.object_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.system_sql_modules AS ssmsp ON ssmsp.object_id = sp.object_id
WHERE
(sp.type = N'P' OR sp.type = N'RF' OR sp.type='PC')
AND ISNULL(smsp.definition, ssmsp.definition) LIKE '%' + @find + '%'