How to extraxt views from SQL Server 2008R2

Question

We have a SQL server 2008R2, we need to extract view create command but we couldn't find it and Generate scripts throws error message.
Any workaround or alternate way to extract create view command.

Answer 1

Hi @Sarvesh Pandey ,
How are things going on?
Could you please share us the detailed error message?

Any workaround or alternate way to extract create view command.

You can script the view by right-click the view-> Script View as->CREATE To.
You also can get all views in the database using the following query:

USE <Databasename>  
Go  
SELECT S.definition  
FROM sys.sql_modules S  
INNER JOIN sys.Objects O  
ON S.Object_id = O.Object_id  
WHERE O.type = 'v'  

Please refer to this article which might help.

Best Regards,
Amelia

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Answer 2

Try running - sp_helptext <view name> and also see suggestions given here -

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/20189134/how-to-get-a-view-table-query-code-in-sql-server-2008-management-studio/46329520

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