Stored Procedures Archives

SQL Stored Procedures – why do we need them?

I recently put together a lesson on why we need SQL stored procedures. It is part of my Stored Procedures Unpacked course. SQL Stored procedures are a great way to encapsulate logic securely, while allowing client program an easy way to execute it. The good news is that writing SQL stored procedures isn’t as hard […]

What is a Database Cursor?

After reading this article you will understand what a database cursor is, see an example, and understand when to use them in a stored procedure. All the examples for this lesson are based on Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and the sample databases AdventureWorks and WideWorldImporters. You can get started using these free tools using […]

Build Dynamic SQL in a Stored Procedure

After reading this article you will understand the basics of dynamic SQL; how to build statements based on variable values, and how to execute those constructed statements using sp_executesql and EXECUTE() from within a stored procedure. All the examples for this lesson are based on Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and the sample databases AdventureWorks […]

Using the WHILE Statement in Stored Procedures

After reading this article you will understand the basics of using the WHILE statement to write a loop within a stored procedure. All the examples for this lesson are based on Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and the sample databases AdventureWorks and WideWorldImporters. You can get started using these free tools with my Guide Getting Started […]

Use IF…ELSE Statements to Program a Stored Procedure

After reading this article you will understand the basics of programming a stored procedure using IF…ELSE statements; most importantly how keywords, such as BEGIN, END, IF and ELSE affect the order of execution within your stored procedures. All the examples for this lesson are based on Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and the sample databases […]

Introduction to Stored Procedures for SQLServer

After reading this article you will understand the benefits of stored procedures and how to create and execute them. All the examples for this lesson are based on Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and the sample databases AdventureWorks and WideWorldImporters. You can get started using these free tools using my guide Getting Started Using SQL Server. […]

Learn about Stored Procedures

What is a Stored Procedure? A stored procedure is a group of one or more database statements stored in the database’s data dictionary and called from either a remote program, another stored procedure, or the command line. Stored procedure are commonly called SPROCS, or SP’s. Stored procedure features and command syntax are specific to the […]