syscomments System Table - SQL Server 2000

Contains entries for each view, rule, default, trigger, CHECK constraint, DEFAULT constraint, and stored procedure. The text column contains the original SQL definition statements, which are limited to a maximum size of 4 MB. This table is stored in each database.

Important None of the entries in syscomments should be deleted. If an entry in syscomments is manually removed or modified, the corresponding stored procedure will not function properly. To hide or encrypt stored procedure definitions, use CREATE PROCEDURE with the ENCRYPTION keyword.

Column name	Data type	Description
id	int	Object ID to which this text applies.
number	smallint	Number within procedure grouping, if grouped. 0 for entries that are not procedures.
colid	smallint	Row sequence number for object definitions longer than 4,000 characters.
status	smallint	For internal use only.
ctext	varbinary(8000)	Actual text of the SQL definition statement.
texttype	smallint	0 = User-supplied comment; 1 = system-supplied comment; 4 = encrypted comment
language	smallint	For internal use only.
encrypted	bit	Indicates whether the procedure is encrypted: 0 = not encrypted; 1 = encrypted
compressed	bit	Indicates whether or not the procedure is compressed: 0 = not compressed; 1 = compressed
text	nvarchar(4000)	Actual text of the SQL definition statement.