[dba-SQLServer] Viewing and Modifying stored procedures

Mark A Matte markamatte at hotmail.com
Wed Jun 27 14:43:08 CDT 2007


Jennifer,

After I read the other posts...I went back and looked at my version of SQL 
Server...to find out how to edit a SP without the double click...if I right 
click on the SP and choose PROPERTIES...it opens the same edit window as the 
double click.

Hope that helps,

Mark


>From: "Mark A Matte" <markamatte at hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Viewing and Modifying stored procedures
>Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:04:41 +0000
>
>I use SQL Server Enterprise Manager to modify the SP...never did it through
>Query Analizer...
>
>Sorry,
>
>Mark
>
>
> >From: "Jennifer Gross" <jengross at gte.net>
> >Reply-To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> >To: <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>
> >Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Viewing and Modifying stored procedures
> >Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:13:44 -0700
> >
> >Hi Mark,
> >
> >That makes complete sense, but it doesn't work :(  I read somewhere that
> >the Query Analyzer in previous versions of SQL Server is no longer a
> >part of SQL Server 2005.  I am not sure, but have a feeling, that this
> >missing Query Analyzer is the reason I can't do what I want to do.
> >Apparently, unless you use T-SQL to edit stored procedures, the only
> >other way they can be edited is through Visual Studio.  It can't be done
> >directly in what is now called SQL Server Management Studio.  It appears
> >I need to learn how to navigate Visual Studio 2005 as well as SQL Server
> >2005.
> >
> >Here is an article I found about editing SQL Server 2005 stored
> >procedures through Visual Studio -
> >http://aspnet.4guysfromrolla.com/articles/051607-1.aspx
> >
> >Thanks for the help,
> >
> >Jennifer
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> >[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark A
> >Matte
> >Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 1:32 PM
> >To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> >Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Viewing and Modifying stored procedures
> >
> >
> >Jennifer,
> >
> >I currently use an older version of SQL Server...7 actually...and all I
> >have
> >to do is double click a stored procedure and it opens in a window for me
> >to
> >edit it...
> >
> >Probably not useful...just thought I'd share.
> >
> >Mark A. Matte
> >
> >
> > >From: "Jennifer Gross" <jengross at gte.net>
> > >Reply-To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> > >To: <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>
> > >Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Viewing and Modifying stored procedures
> > >Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:44:48 -0700
> > >
> > >Thanks Robert.  It is sinking in that this is the way it works in SQL
> > >Server.  Even if I just want to see the stored procedure so that I can
> > >understand what it does (since I inherited this database), I have to
> > >generate this ALTER PROC template and then close the window without
> > >saving.  Seems strange that I just can't take a look at the stored
> > >procedure code, but I guess that's the way it is.
> > >
> > >Jennifer
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > >[mailto:dba-sqlserver-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Robert
> > >Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 9:36 AM
> > >To: dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com
> > >Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Viewing and Modifying stored procedures
> > >
> > >
> > >Jennifer,
> > >
> > >That is the "editing" window.
> > >Not sure what you expected.
> > >
> > >If you were expecting a grid view,
> > >then you are not going to get it.
> > >Stored procs are not views, but
> > >can be anything from a simple SQL
> > >statement to hundreds of lines
> > >of code to do complex things.
> > >
> > >If the stored proc is a simple
> > >select statement and you are not
> > >comfortable writing SQL, use the
> > >view to create the SQL for you.
> > >Then copy and paste it into the
> > >stored proc.
> > >
> > >The ALTER statement is how the
> > >code for the stored proc is saved
> > >when you change it. What it is doing
> > >is making a copy of your SP then
> > >allowing you to change it. If you
> > >goof up, you just close the window
> > >and don't save or execute it. Then
> > >open the SP again to get the original
> > >ad start your editing again.
> > >
> > >Robert
> > >
> > >
> > >At 11:26 AM 6/26/2007, you wrote:
> > > >Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:16:55 -0700
> > > >From: "Jennifer Gross" <jengross at gte.net>
> > > >Subject: Re: [dba-SQLServer] Viewing and Modifying stored procedures
> > > >To: "SQL Server List" <dba-sqlserver at databaseadvisors.com>
> > > >Message-ID: <00d701c7b80d$6d78afe0$6501a8c0 at jefferson>
> > > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> > > >
> > > >Hi Elizabeth,
> > > >
> > > >Yes, I have modify.  What it does is set up a template T-SQL script
> > > >to modify the stored procedure.  If that is the only way to do it,
> > > >then that is how I will have to work with it.  I was hoping for just
> > > >an editing window.  Since I inherited this database what I really
> > > >want to do is poke around and look at the code and I can't seem to
> > > >find any way
> > >
> > > >to just look at the code without generating one of these T-SQL
> > > >templates.
> > > >
> > > >I hope that makes sense.
> > > >
> > > >Jennifer
> > >
> > >
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