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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 '?'), as shown below.

This topic covers regular stored procedures; extended stored procedures are covered in the general database topics:

  • Stored procedureВ В В One or more SQL statements that have been precompiled into a single executable procedure.

  • Extended stored procedureВ В В C or C++ DLLs written to the SQLВ Server Open Data Services API for extended stored procedures. The Open Data Services API extends the capabilities of stored procedures to include C or C++ code.

The OLE DB provider for SQLВ Server (SQLOLEDB) supports the following mechanisms that stored procedures use to return data:

  • Every SELECT statement in the procedure generates a result set.

  • The procedure can return data through output parameters.

  • The procedure can have an integer return code.

NoteNote

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.

See Also

Reference

Working with OLE DB Consumer Templates
Running Stored Procedures (OLE DB)
Calling a Stored Procedure (OLE DB)

Concepts

Extended Stored Procedures



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