Peter revisits an earlier tip on how to use stored procedures to speed up your code. This version makes your stored procedures simpler … though you may have to write a little more code to make the ...

Table-valued parameters are the long-awaited solution to a specific SQL Server shortcoming that has plagued developers for quite some time: SQL Server doesn't provide a built-in way to send multiple ...

SQL Server 2008 introduces the ability to pass a table data type into stored procedures and functions. The table parameter feature can greatly ease the development process because you no longer need ...

A stored procedure is a set of Structured Query Language (SQL) statements that multiple programs can reuse and share to perform specific tasks. Stored procedures are stored as a group in a relational ...

Tony Patton discusses the merits of stored procedures versus placing SQL directly in the code. Find out which one is best for your particular situation. I once was pulled into a discussion about the ...