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Sams Teach Yourself Transact-SQL in 21 Days, Second Edition
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Sams Teach Yourself Transact-SQL in 21 Days, Second Edition

by Lowell Mauer, David Solomon, Bennett McEwan
March 2001
Intermediate to advanced
640 pages
14h 9m
English
Sams
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Using Table Variables and Temporary Tables with Procedures

You have seen how to use both table variables and temporary tables earlier in this book on Day 10, "Views and Temporary Tables." When you begin using them in stored procedures, you need to understand how they affect the performance of the stored procedure when executed. Temporary tables provide you with the ability to store data from a table in a temporary area to allow access to the data during the stored procedure. Then, when the procedure is finished, the table variable or temporary table is deleted.

In the next few sections, you will see how each of these features is used in a stored procedure and what to watch for in optimization and performance.

Using Table Variables in a Stored ...

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