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Procedures
A stored procedure is a program comprised of a sequence of SQL instructions, stored in the database and used to perform a particular task.
New procedures are created within Create Procedure Wizard. In order to run the wizard you should either
• | select the Object | Create Database Object... main menu item; |
• | select the Procedure icon in the Create Database Object dialog |
or
• | select the Procedures list or any object from that list in the explorer tree; |
• | select the Create New Procedure... item from the popup menu |
or
• | open Schema Editor and the Procedures tab there; |
• | press the Insert key or select the Create New Procedure item from the popup menu (alternatively, you may use the corresponding link of the Navigation Bar). |
To create a new procedure with the same properties as one of the existing procedures has:
• | select the Object | Duplicate Database Object... main menu item; |
• | follow the instructions of Duplicate Object Wizard. |
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Procedures can be edited within Procedure Editor. In order to run the editor you should either
• | select the procedure for editing in the explorer tree (type the first letters of the procedure name for quick search); |
• | select the Edit Procedure... item from the popup menu |
or
• | open Schema Editor and the Procedures tab there; |
• | select the procedure to edit; |
• | press the Enter key or select the Edit Procedure item from the popup menu (alternatively, you may use the corresponding link of the Navigation Bar). |
You can change the name of the procedure using the Rename Procedure dialog. To open the dialog you should either
• | select the procedure to rename in the explorer tree; |
• | select the Rename Procedure item from the popup menu |
or
• | open Schema Editor and the Procedures tab there; |
• | select the procedure to rename; |
• | select the Rename Procedure item from the popup menu (alternatively, you may use the corresponding link of the Navigation Bar). |
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To execute a procedure:
• | select the procedure in the explorer tree (type the first letters of the procedure name for quick search); |
• | select the Edit Procedure... item from the popup menu; |
• | execute the procedure using the Execute link of the Navigation Bar |
or
open Schema Editor and the Procedures tab there;
• | select the procedure to execute; |
• | press the Enter key or select the Edit Procedure item from the popup menu, or use the corresponding link of the Navigation Bar; |
• | execute the procedure using the Execute link of the Navigation bar. |
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To drop a procedure:
• | select the procedure to drop in the explorer tree; |
• | select the Drop Procedure item from the popup menu |
or
• | open Schema Editor and the Procedures tab there; |
• | select the procedure to drop; |
• | press the Delete key or select the Drop Procedure item from the popup menu (alternatively, you may use the corresponding link of the Navigation Bar) |
and confirm dropping in the dialog window.
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