Table-valued parameters are the long-awaited solution to a specific SQL Server shortcoming that has plagued developers for quite some time: SQL Server doesn't provide a built-in way to send multiple ...

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CLR Table-Valued Functions [!INCLUDE SQL Server] A table-valued function is a user-defined function that returns a table. Beginning with [!INCLUDE ssVersion2005], [!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] extends the ...

TEST_1_UDT: This is a User-Defined Table Type that mimics the structure of the TEST_1 table. It can be used to pass a table of data as a parameter to a stored procedure. The procedure inserts rows ...

SQL Server 2008 has a ton of new DBA features, but if you really want to make this thing go, just crank out a little code. SQL Server 2008 is mostly in the domain of system and database administrators ...

SQL Server 2008 introduces the ability to pass a table data type into stored procedures and functions. The table parameter feature can greatly ease the development process because you no longer need ...