sql meta queries

data_type_columns.sql

SELECT DATA_TYPE 
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS
WHERE 
     TABLE_NAME = 'yourTableName'
     COLUMN_NAME = 'yourColumnName'

list_stored_prodecures.sql

-- list store procedures
SELECT OBJECT_NAME(object_id)
    FROM sys.sql_modules
    WHERE OBJECTPROPERTY(object_id, 'IsProcedure') = 1
    AND definition LIKE '%dsidr4%'
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SELECT ROUTINE_NAME, ROUTINE_DEFINITION
    FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.ROUTINES 
    WHERE ROUTINE_DEFINITION LIKE '%Foo%' 
    AND ROUTINE_TYPE='PROCEDURE'
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SELECT OBJECT_NAME(id) 
    FROM SYSCOMMENTS 
    WHERE [text] LIKE '%Foo%' 
    AND OBJECTPROPERTY(id, 'IsProcedure') = 1 
    GROUP BY OBJECT_NAME(id)
 
--list of linked servers
select * from sys.servers
-- list of synonyms
select * from sys.synonyms