Creating SQL Stored Procedures via SQL Server is easier than you might have originally thought, so let us explain what to do.

This prevents SQL Server from making assumptions based on the way the stored procedure is called the first time and picking a plan that is inefficient for different parameters.<BR><BR>Does not ...

Do I import/link tables first? How do I keep end users from tampering with the tables if I do?<BR><BR>How do I call the stored procedure from Access? I heard I have to use a module. What are modules?

Stored procedure XML This screenshot lists the source of a SQL Server 2014 stored procedure hitting the AdventureWorks2012 database, selecting data from the Customer and SalesOrderHeader tables.

So began my search for a way to effectively test Stored Procedures. Enter TST. TST is an Open source Unit Testing framework specifically meant for testing SQL Server Database Code.

The basic concept of recursion is straightforward: a given chunk of code calls itself until some boundary condition is reached. Arthur Fuller demonstrates how to use recursion in T-SQL.

In SQL Server, the initial dialect for stored procedures (or stored procs) was Transact-SQL, aka T-SQL; in Oracle, it was PL-SQL. Both databases have added additional languages for stored ...