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 ...

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.

Now, with a few advanced stored-procedure debuggers on the market, the quality of discussion in these finger-pointing games may improve. Tools such as Compuware Corp.'s DevPartner DB for Microsoft SQL ...

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 ...

ANSI SQL 99 adds a recursive query capability which permits it.<BR><BR>SQL Server 2005 will add recursive query capability to T-SQL, but for no good reason doesn't use the ANSI syntax.

Even in a Code First environment, you can call a stored procedure from a DbContext object. But it's a lot easier if you use the visual designer. I frequently get asked if Entity Framework (EF) in a ...