Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 21 Days, Fourth Edition

CREATE PROCEDURE

						create procedure procedure_name
   [[(]@parameter_name
     datatype [(length) | (precision [, scale])
     [= default][output]
   [, @parameter_name
     datatype [(length) | (precision [, scale])
     [= default][output]]...[)]]
   [with recompile]
   as SQL_statements

The CREATE PROCEDURE statement creates a new stored procedure in the database. This stored procedure can consist of SQL statements and can then be executed using the EXECUTE command. Stored procedures support the passing of input and output parameters and can return an integer value for status checking.