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Recently I encountered a problem in a stored procedure that was caused by an unexpected result from the SQL Server ISNUMERIC() function. I was using SQL Server 2008 R2 but the issue has long been ...

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I've googled for this on several occasions, but not really found any good information. I have a SQL 2005 CLR procedure that builds dynamic (parameterized) SQL. I basically have a main statement, and a ...

Determine when to use stored procedures vs. SQL in the code Your email has been sent Tony Patton discusses the merits of stored procedures versus placing SQL directly in the code. Find out which one ...