Answer / bed singh

a. A FUNCTION is always returns a value using the return
statement. A PROCEDURE may return one or more values
through parameters or may not return at all.
b. Functions are normally used for computations where as
procedures are normally used for executing business logic.
c. A Function returns 1 value only. Procedure can return
multiple values (max 1024).
d. Stored procedure returns always integer value by default
zero. Whereas function returns type could be scalar or
table or table values
e. Stored procedure is precompiled execution plan where as
functions are not.
f. A function can call directly by SQL statement like
select func_name from dual while procedure cannot.
g.Stored procedure has the security and reduces the network
traffic and also we can call stored procedure in any no. of
applications at a time.
h. A Function can be used in the SQL Queries while a
procedure cannot be used in SQL queries .that cause a major
difference b/w function and procedures.

Answer / pavan pareta

1) functions are used for computations where as procedures
can be used for performing business logic
2) functions MUST return a value, procedures need not be.
3) you can have DML(insert, update, delete) statements in a
function. But, you cannot call such a function in a SQL
query..eg: suppose, if u have a function that is updating a
table.. you can't call that function in any sql query.-
select myFunction(field) from sometable; will throw error.
4) function parameters are always IN, no OUT is possible

Answer / vampire007

1. Functions can be used inline with a select statement
while sprocs can't.

2. EXEC command can't be used inside a Function where it
can be used inside an sproc.

Answer / vijayabhaskarreddy

there are 3 main differences between sp and function.
1 sp takes input,output parameters, function takes only
input parameters.
2 temparary variables required to store return values of
sp. in functions temparary variables will be optinale.
3 sp can not be called directly into DML statements ,
functions can be called directly into DML statements.

Answer / pss

Function return only one value where as procedure can more
than

Answer / ugandhar

Stored procedure have the security and reduce the network
traffic.
and also we can call stored procedure in any no.of
applications at a time.

Answer / srinivas

Stored procedures are a set of actions already written and
stored inside the database for acheiving a particular task
where as functions are general database objects which are
used for general purpose programming

Answer / prashant

1>Procedure can return zero or n values whereas function can
return one value which is mandatory.

2>Procedures can have input,output parameters for it whereas
functions can have only input parameters.

3>Procedure allow select as well as DML statement in it
whereas function allow only select statement in it.

4>Functions can be called from procedure whereas procedures
cannot be called from function.

5>Exception can be handled by try-catch block in a procedure
whereas try-catch block cannot be used in a function.

6>We can go for transaction management in procedure whereas
we can't go in function.

7>Procedures can not be utilized in a select statement
whereas function can be embedded in a select statement.

Answer / bhupi

SP return a single result-set,
SP works with table variables,
SP uses EXEC stmts

Answer / arvind kumar

there main difference:::
1 sp takes input,output parameters, function takes only
input parameters.
2 temparary variables required to store return values of
sp. in functions temparary variables will be optinale.
3 sp can not be called directly into DML statements ,
functions can be called directly into DML statements.

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