Microsoft® SQL Server 2008 R2 Unleashed

Executing Procedures in SSMS

To execute a stored procedure in SSMS, open the object tree for the database, open the Programmability folder, and open the Stored Procedures folder. Then right-click the stored procedure, and from the context menu, choose Execute Stored Procedure. SSMS then presents you with the Execute Procedure dialog, as shown in Figure 28.3. In this window, you can enter values for any parameters contained in the stored procedure. If you want to pass a NULL value to a parameter, you need to be sure to place a check mark in the Pass Null Value check box for that parameter.

Figure 28.3 Using the Execute Procedure dialog in SSMS.

After you specify values for all the parameters, SSMS opens a new query window with the generated ...