sp_checksource

Description

Checks for the existence of the source text of the compiled object, and for the existence of computed column source text. The compiled object may be the user-defined name of a predicate, or if the predicate has no external name, its internal name.

Syntax

sp_checksource [objname [, tabname [, username]]]

Parameters

Examples

Example 1

Checks for the existence of the source text of all compiled objects in the current database:

sp_checksource

Example 2

Checks for the existence of the source text of the view named titleview:

sp_checksource titleview

Example 3

Checks for the existence of the source text of the view named titls_vu that is owned by Mary:

sp_checksource title_vu, @username = Mary

Example 4

Checks for the existence of the source text of the custom stored procedure list_phone_proc:

sp_checksource list_phone_proc

Example 5

Checks for the existence of the source text of all the check constraints, triggers, and declarative defaults defined on the table named my_tab:

sp_checksource @tabname = "my_tab"

Example 6

Checks for the existence of the source text of the view my_vu and all check constraints, triggers, and defaults defined on the table my_tab:

sp_checksource @objname = "my_vu", @tabname = "my_tab"

Example 7

Checks for the existence of the source text of all compiled objects owned by Tom:

sp_checksource @username = "Tom"

Example 8

Checks for the existence of the source text for the “pred1” predicate:

sp_checksource pred1

Msg 18404, Level 16, State 1:
Procedure 'sp_aux_text', Line 265:
Source text for compiled object pred1 (id = 592002109 
exists)

Usage

• sp_checksource checks for the existence of the source text of the specified compiled object. If the source text exists for the specified object, sp_checksource returns 0. If the source text does not exist for the specified object, sp_checksource returns 1.

• If you do not provide any parameters, sp_checksource checks the existence of the source text for all compiled objects in the current database.

• To use sp_checksource with no parameters, you must be the database owner or system administrator.

• sp_checksource encrypts the text of user-defined functions.

Permissions

Only a database owner or system administrator can execute sp_checksource to check for the existence of the source text of compiled objects that are owned by another user. Any user can execute sp_checksource to check for the existence of the source text for his or her own compiled objects.

Auditing

Values in event and extrainfo columns from the sysaudits table are:

See also