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.

SQL Server is one of the best products to come out of Microsoft, but not every professional knows how to use it effectively. For example, some might find it difficult to create a stored procedure ...

While my code worked in every version of SQL Server, it was hardly "hip and happening." But, if you're using any version of SQL Server later than SQL Server 2005, you have an alternative: table-valued ...

Likewise, processor-intensive calculations that should take place in the server should use compiled .NET code, until T-SQL stored procedures can be compiled to machine code. User-defined types and ...

Stored procedures protect from SQL injection hacks, and they speed up your database server and return records to the PHP page. More For You How to Close Hidden Excel Sessions in VBA ...

This tutorial is a follow-up to Tutorial 2. If you haven't read Tutorial 2 yet, please do so before reading this tutorial. For many applications, you want users to be able to add new records. The ...