November 2004
Intermediate to advanced
576 pages
11h 49m
English
In this chapter, you will learn
The fundamental structure of an SQL procedure
The various clauses for the CREATE PROCEDURE statement
The structure of the procedure body
The statements that can be coded in the procedure body
Stored procedures are used to encapsulate multiple SQL statements with flow logic. They are database objects that serve as sub-routines to applications. SQL procedures are defined in a database using the CREATE PROCEDURE statement. This chapter introduces the syntax of the CREATE PROCEDURE statement and uses examples to illustrate how to create simple SQL procedures.
The CREATE PROCEDURE statement defines a procedure in the database. The clauses define the name ...
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