techtarget

What is a stored procedure?

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 ...
Ars Technica

If not using stored procedures, what do you use to write/test/debug SQL queries?

I recently wrote a .NET web application for work. I always make a data access class with methods for getting data, but I usually just point the methods to stored procedures. This time, I decided to ...
Ars Technica

Reasons to use stored procedures

A while ago somebody posted in one of my threads six or so reasons to use stored procedures instead of raw SQL in asp applications. I know a couple of reasons, but a few of the reasons he listed I ...
TechRepublic

Determine when to use stored procedures vs. SQL in the code

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 ...
Msdynamicsworld.com

Creating a Microsoft Dynamics GP Integration with eConnect and a SQL Stored Procedure

This is third in a series of articles covering eConnect for Microsoft Dynamics GP. Part 1 explained that the business logic for eConnect exists in stored procedures within the Dynamics GP company ...
InfoWorld

SQL unleashed: 9 ways to speed up your SQL queries

A common SQL habit is to use SELECT * on a query, because it’s tedious to list all the columns you need. Plus, sometimes those columns may change over time, so why not just do things the easy way? But ...
techtarget

T-SQL (Transact-SQL)

T-SQL (Transact-SQL) is a set of programming extensions from Sybase and Microsoft that add several features to the Structured Query Language (SQL), including ...