PROCEDURE Clause (Microsoft Jet SQL)

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PROCEDURE Clause

Defines a name and optional parameters for a query.

Note The PROCEDURE clause has been superseded by the PROCEDURE statement. Although the PROCEDURE clause is still supported, the PROCEDURE statement provides a superset of the capability of the PROCEDURE clause and is the recommended syntax.

Syntax

PROCEDURE name [param1 datatype[, param2 datatype[, ...]]

The PROCEDURE clause has these parts:

Part Description
name A name for the procedure. It must follow standard naming conventions.
param1, param2 One or more field names or parameters. For example:

PROCEDURE Sales_By_Country [Beginning Date] DateTime, [Ending Date] DateTime;

For more information on parameters, see parameters.
datatype One of the primary Microsoft Jet SQL data types or their synonyms.
Remarks

An SQL procedure consists of a PROCEDURE clause (which specifies the name of the procedure), an optional list of parameter definitions, and a single SQL statement. For example, the procedure Get_Part_Number might run a query that retrieves a specified part number.

Notes

  • If the clause includes more than one field definition (that is, param-datatype pairs), separate them with commas.
  • The PROCEDURE clause must be followed by an SQL statement (for example, a SELECT or UPDATE statement).
See Also
DELETE Statement (Microsoft Jet SQL) PARAMETERS Declaration (Microsoft Jet SQL)
EXECUTE Statement (Microsoft Jet SQL) SELECT Statement (Microsoft Jet SQL)
Microsoft Jet Database Engine SQL Data Types UPDATE Statement (Microsoft Jet SQL)

Example

CREATE PROCEDURE Statement, PROCEDURE Clause Example


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