What is the difference between a stored procedure and a user
defined function in sql server?

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What is the difference between a stored procedure and a user defined function in sql server?..

Answer / kumar.t

1. Stored Procedure to return the output parameter.
but function only return single values no output
parameter.

2. Select Clause we cann't use stored procdure. but
fucntion we can use.

3. XMl Clause contain we can use stored procdure. but
function we cann't use.

4. Whenever to execute function at present any error in the
function automatically to exit from the function. but
stored procudure to ignore the error then go to next line.

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What is the difference between a stored procedure and a user defined function in sql server?..

Answer / samant

1.For user defined function one must have to specify it's
return type while in stored procedure it is not mandatory.

2. u can use function in expression but not stored
procedures

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