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Difference between Stored Procedure and Function (UDF)

Functions

• can be used with Select statement


• Not returning output parameter but returns Table variables


• You can join UDF


• Can not be used to change server configuration


• Can not be used with XML FOR clause


• Can not have transaction within function

Stored Procedure

• have to use EXEC or EXECUTE


• return output parameter


• can create table but won’t return Table Variables


• you can not join SP


• can be used to change server configuration


• can be used with XML FOR Clause


• can have transaction within SP

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New Version Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2 and Books On Line release

New version of SQL Server 2005 SP2 & SQL Server 2005 Books Online (BOL) released and now available at http://www.microsoft.com/sql/sp2.mspx

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Disappearance of Jim Gray

Hi,
If you are participating in community activity regularly you must aware of Jim Gray a great guy, he is disappear near Farallon Islands: Help searching Jim Gray, a known Database Guru
http://blogs.msdn.com/dtjones/archive/2007/02/03/how-you-can-help-in-the-search-for-jim-gray.aspx

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Remote Deployement of SQL Server

Hi All,

When it comes to deploying a SQL Server Remotely with Sharepoint service, we just think and search around to get the answer how do i?!!!

Here is a very good article on the Remote Deployment of SQL Server with Sharepoint Services, Refer http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/wss/2/all/adminguide/en-us/stsc02.mspx?mfr=true for more.

Regards
Hemantgiri S. Goswami
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
"Humans don't have Caliber to PASS TIME , Time it self Pass or Fail Humans"

Disclaimer: This postings is provided "AS IS"

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SQL Server : TO Blob or Not

Hi All,

In many community forums i participated i found many users ask a querstion on BLOB datatype. That is "Is it okay if i do store binary files / images / documents store in SQL Server Database?" . The answer is no.....it is always good to store the location of the Binary Files or Documents Or Images and let it handled by Front End application. Here is a wonderfull research paper published on Microsoft Site http://research.microsoft.com/research/pubs/view.aspx?msr_tr_id=MSR-TR-2006-45

Regards
Hemantgiri S. Goswami
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
"Humans don't have Caliber to PASS TIME , Time it self Pass or Fail Humans"

Disclaimer: This postings is provided "AS IS"

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New Year Gift from Microsoft

Hi All,
I am honored Microsoft Most Valuable Professional in Windows Server System - SQL Server Competency for year 2007. A wonderfull gift from Microsoft.

Hemantgiri S. Goswami

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"Katmai" - Next Version of SQL Server

Hi All,
Microsoft officials has announced in their blog at ZDNET website, They code name it "Katmai" that would be next version of Microsoft SQL Server and that's not just a SQL Server but more then that. Read more on it http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=217

Regards
Hemantgiri S. Goswami
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
"Humans don't have Caliber to PASS TIME , Time it self Pass or Fail Humans"

Disclaimer: This postings is provided "AS IS"

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