How can you see the scripts executing in sp_executesql without an extra SELECT result set? A reader asked me, and here is the simple answer.
How to Pass Parameters to a Stored Procedure in SQL Server
To pass parameters to a stored procedure, write the values after EXEC without parentheses, and name each parameter so the order can’t matter. This post builds a small order procedure and calls it by position and by name, with defaults, an OUTPUT value and a table-valued parameter. It also shows the three errors people hit first and what each one means.
How to Insert Results of Stored Procedure into a Temporary Table? – Interview Question of the Week #124
How to insert results of stored procedure into a temporary table without creating the table first? Here is a simple script that shows the steps.
Fastest Way to Display Code of Any Stored Procedure – Interview Question of the Week #094
What is the fastest way to display code of any stored procedure? It is not always clicking Modify in SSMS. Here is the age old interview question and my answer.
Calling a REST API From T-SQL With sp_invoke_external_rest_endpoint
Use sp_invoke_external_rest_endpoint in SQL Server 2025 with controlled permissions, JSON responses, protected credentials, and retries.
SET NOCOUNT ON in SQL Server: How to Hide Rows Affected Messages
SET NOCOUNT ON stops SQL Server from sending a rows affected message after every statement. This post tests what it changes and what it doesn’t: @@ROWCOUNT, scope inside a procedure, timing and the text that sp_updatestats prints. It also covers client programs that depend on the count.
How to Hide Stored Procedure’s Code? – WITH ENCRYPTION – Interview Question of the Week #088
Question: How to Hide Stored Procedure’s Code so anyone with access to stored procedure cannot see it?