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Today, I was searching one stored procedure in the entire SQL server databases. To find this, I need to go to each database right click on procedure and then filter the name. It is little bit time consuming and boring work if you have more  number of Databases and you need to repeat this process number of times. Given below is the solution designed with the help of  a sys.procedures(system table).

Note : This solution is compatible with SQL SERVER 2005 and above.

-- Script Name: Sp_Search_Procedure_Across_Databases
-- Script Type : Search Stored Procedure Across all SQL Server databases.
-- Develop By: Muhammad Imran
-- Date Created: 03 Oct 2012

Create Procedure Sp_Search_Procedure_Across_Databases
@ProcedureName nvarchar(Max)
As
BEGIN
DECLARE @SQL nvarchar(MAX)     --Declare variable to store dynamic query result
DECLARE @DB_NAME nvarchar(200) --Declare variable to store Database name

SET @SQL=''

--Create table to store the result of each database
CREATE TABLE #SearchResult
(
[DB_Name] nvarchar(max),
[Procedure Name] nvarchar(max),
[Status] varchar(50)
)

--Declare cusrsor to loop across all databases
DECLARE DB_Cursor CURSOR FOR
--Pick the list of all database
SELECT QUOTENAME([name]) from sys.databases order by [name]

OPEN DB_Cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM DB_Cursor INTO @DB_NAME

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
--In this dynamic query, two select statements are built because
--one statement will check the unavailability and the
--second statement will check the availability of the
--procedure in the database and insert the result in the #SearchResult table

SET @SQL= 'Insert into #SearchResult
SELECT ''' + @DB_NAME + ''' as [Database Name],'''',''Not Available''
from ' + @DB_NAME + '. sys.procedures
Where [name] like ''%' + @ProcedureName + '%'' Having Count(*)=0
UNION ALL
SELECT ''' + @DB_NAME + ''' as [Database Name],[name],''Available''
from ' + @DB_NAME + '.sys.procedures
Where [name] like ''%' + @ProcedureName + '%'' Group By [name]
Having Count(*)>0'

EXEC(@SQL)

FETCH NEXT FROM DB_Cursor INTO @DB_NAME
END
CLOSE DB_Cursor
DEALLOCATE DB_Cursor
--We can browse the table to view the results
Select * from #SearchResult Order by [DB_Name],[Procedure Name]
END
GO
--Syntax
--Sp_Search_Procedure_Across_Databases 'Stored Procedure Name'

--Example
Sp_Search_Procedure_Across_Databases 'SP_Employee'