Differences between functions and stored procedures?
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UDF
1. Must return a value – a single result set
2. Directly used in select, order by,where, from
3. UDF can’t use nondeterministic function Such as
getdate(), rand()
4. Can’t change server enviroment variables
5. Stops execution of T-SQL code when error occurs
6. Can’t use temp table in UDF
Stored Procedure
1. Can return value – multiple result set
2. Can’t use in select
3. Can use nondeterministic functions
4. Can change server enviroment variables
5. Stored procedure move to the next instruction if you used
proper error handling,
6. Can use temp table in SP
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