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Learn more about: Using Stored Procedures |
Using Stored Procedures |
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A stored procedure is an executable object stored in a database. Calling a stored procedure is similar to invoking a SQL command. Using stored procedures on the data source (instead of executing or preparing a statement in the client application) can provide several advantages, including higher performance, reduced network overhead, and improved consistency and accuracy.
A stored procedure can have any number of (including zero) input or output parameters and can pass a return value. You can either hard code parameter values as specific data values or use a parameter marker (a question mark '?').
Note
CLR SQL Server stored procedures created using Visual C++ must be compiled with the /clr:safe
compiler option.
The OLE DB provider for SQL Server (SQLOLEDB) supports the following mechanisms that stored procedures use to return data:
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Every SELECT statement in the procedure generates a result set.
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The procedure can return data through output parameters.
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The procedure can have an integer return code.
Note
You cannot use stored procedures with the OLE DB provider for Jet because that provider does not support stored procedures; only constants are allowed in query strings.