SQL Server Find and Replace Values in All Tables and All Text Columns

ref: http://www.mssqltips.com/tip.asp?tip=1555


SET NOCOUNT ON

DECLARE @stringToFind VARCHAR(100)
DECLARE @stringToReplace VARCHAR(100)
DECLARE @schema sysname
DECLARE @table sysname
DECLARE @count INT
DECLARE @sqlCommand VARCHAR(8000)
DECLARE @where VARCHAR(8000)
DECLARE @columnName sysname
DECLARE @object_id INT

SET @stringToFind = 'Smith'
SET @stringToReplace = 'Jones'

DECLARE TAB_CURSOR CURSOR FOR
SELECT B.NAME AS SCHEMANAME,
A.NAME AS TABLENAME,
A.OBJECT_ID
FROM sys.objects A
INNER JOIN sys.schemas B
ON A.SCHEMA_ID = B.SCHEMA_ID
WHERE TYPE = 'U'
ORDER BY 1

OPEN TAB_CURSOR

FETCH NEXT FROM TAB_CURSOR
INTO @schema,
@table,
@object_id

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
DECLARE COL_CURSOR CURSOR FOR
SELECT A.NAME
FROM sys.columns A
INNER JOIN sys.types B
ON A.SYSTEM_TYPE_ID = B.SYSTEM_TYPE_ID
WHERE OBJECT_ID = @object_id
AND IS_COMPUTED = 0
AND B.NAME IN ('char','nchar','nvarchar','varchar','text','ntext')

OPEN COL_CURSOR

FETCH NEXT FROM COL_CURSOR
INTO @columnName

WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
SET @sqlCommand = 'UPDATE ' + @schema + '.' + @table + ' SET [' + @columnName + '] = REPLACE(convert(nvarchar(max),[' + @columnName + ']),''' + @stringToFind + ''',''' + @stringToReplace + ''')'

SET @where = ' WHERE [' + @columnName + '] LIKE ''%' + @stringToFind + '%'''

EXEC( @sqlCommand + @where)

SET @count = @@ROWCOUNT

IF @count > 0
BEGIN
PRINT @sqlCommand + @where
PRINT 'Updated: ' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),@count)
PRINT '----------------------------------------------------'
END

FETCH NEXT FROM COL_CURSOR
INTO @columnName
END

CLOSE COL_CURSOR
DEALLOCATE COL_CURSOR

FETCH NEXT FROM TAB_CURSOR
INTO @schema,
@table,
@object_id
END

CLOSE TAB_CURSOR
DEALLOCATE TAB_CURSOR