Creating SQL Stored Procedures via SQL Server is easier than you might have originally thought, so let us explain what to do.

This prevents SQL Server from making assumptions based on the way the stored procedure is called the first time and picking a plan that is inefficient for different parameters.<BR><BR>Does not ...

Stored procedure XML This screenshot lists the source of a SQL Server 2014 stored procedure hitting the AdventureWorks2012 database, selecting data from the Customer and SalesOrderHeader tables.

Processing occurs one at a time and calls a SQL Server stored procedure. The SPROC is recursive. For each ID that is submitted, it can have any number of child ID's.

So began my search for a way to effectively test Stored Procedures. Enter TST. TST is an Open source Unit Testing framework specifically meant for testing SQL Server Database Code.

The basic concept of recursion is straightforward: a given chunk of code calls itself until some boundary condition is reached. Arthur Fuller demonstrates how to use recursion in T-SQL.

Even in a Code First environment, you can call a stored procedure from a DbContext object. But it's a lot easier if you use the visual designer. I frequently get asked if Entity Framework (EF) in a ...