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SQL Server FAQ - Passing Values to Stored Procedure Parameters

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How To Provide Values to Stored Procedure Parameters?

If a stored procedure is created with parameters, you need pass values to those parameters when calling the stored procedure with one of two formats listed below:

-- Passing values only
EXEC procedure_name value_1, value_2, ... value_n;

-- Passing name-value pairs
EXEC procedure_name 
   @parameter_1 = value_1, 
   @parameter_2 = value_2, 
   ... 
   @parameter_n = value_n;

The tutorial exercise below shows 2 ways to pass values to stored procedure parameters:

DROP PROCEDURE Hello;
GO

CREATE PROCEDURE Hello 
   @url nvarchar(40)
AS
   PRINT 'Welcome to ' + @url;
GO

EXEC Hello 'dba.fyicenter.com';
GO
Welcome to dba.fyicenter.com

EXEC Hello @url='dev.fyicenter.com';
GO
Welcome to dev.fyicenter.com

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1. What Are Stored Procedures?
2. How To Create a Simple Stored Procedure?
3. How To Execute a Stored Procedure?
4. How To List All Stored Procedures in the Current Database?
5. How To Drop an Existing Stored Procedure?
6. How To Create a Stored Procedure with a Statement Block?
7. How To End a Stored Procedure Properly?
8. How To Generate CREATE PROCEDURE Script on an Existing Stored Procedure?
9. How To Get the Definition of a Stored Procedure Back?
10. How To Modify an Existing Stored Procedure?
11. How To Create Stored Procedures with Parameters?
12. How To Provide Values to Stored Procedure Parameters?
13. What Are the Advantages of Passing Name-Value Pairs as Parameters?
14. Can You Pass Expressions to Stored Procedure Parameters?
15. How To Provide Default Values to Stored Procedure Parameters?
16. How To Define Output Parameters in Stored Procedures?
17. How To Receive Output Values from Stored Procedures?
18. How To Create a Local Temporary Stored Procedure?
19. Can Another User Execute Your Local Temporary Stored Procedures?