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

The main reason is that, when using stored procedures, I write the query in query analyzer, and I get syntax highlighting, and I can just run it right there and see if I have any problems.

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 ...

Use stored procedures for performance, use ORMs for convenience ORMS—object-relational mappers—are software toolkits that produce programmatically generated SQL code.

Tony Patton discusses the merits of stored procedures versus placing SQL directly in the code. Find out which one is best for your particular situation.