sp_helptext (T-SQL)

Prints the text of a rule, a default, or an unencrypted stored procedure, trigger, or view.

Syntax

sp_helptext [@objname =] 'name'

Arguments

[@objname =] 'name': Is the name of the object for which to display definition information. The object must be in the current database. name is nvarchar(776), with no default.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Result Sets

Column name	Data type	Description
Text	nvarchar(255)	Stored procedure text

Remarks

sp_helptext prints out the text used to create an object in multiple rows, each with 255 characters of the Transact-SQL definition. The definition resides in the text in the syscomments table of the current database only.

Permissions

Execute permissions default to the public role.

Examples

This example displays the text of the employee_insupd trigger, which is in the pubs database.

USE pubs

EXEC sp_helptext 'employee_insupd'

CREATE PROCEDURE	sp_help
CREATE TRIGGER	System Stored Procedures
CREATE VIEW