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Finding a the correct field in in many databases

Is there a way to find a certain fieldname with big SQL database with many tables.

For example.   Database01    has 50 tables.     Microsoft SQL 2016

how would i find a filed called  Node if i don't know the location of the table?  Since there are 50 tables, it would be very hard to go through each table looking for the filed Node.


any help would be great.
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8/22/2022 - Mon
Pawan Kumar

There are two options for you. QUERY/FREE Tool
1. Write a query. For this you can refer
http://www.sqlmatters.com/Articles/Searching%20all%20columns%20in%20all%20tables%20in%20a%20database.aspx
2. Install a tool.
Eg. a. https://www.apexsql.com/sql_tools_search.aspx ,
      b. http://sqllocator.com/
Install and it will do a quick search for you.
Éric Moreau

give a try to the free Red Gate SQL Search: https://www.red-gate.com/products/sql-development/sql-search/index
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thank you.. worked great.
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