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+1  Q: 

search all fields for a value in SQL Server

Is there a way to search for a specific varchar value across all fields in a SQL Server DB?

+1  A: 

Sounds like you need full text search http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms142571.aspx

John Nolan  2010-09-16 19:14:09
Nah, he needs a lazy way to search everywhere.
Denis Valeev  2010-09-16 19:19:02
+1  A: 

Sure, take a look here and here. Also here.

Denis Valeev  2010-09-16 19:15:04

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