CREATE PROC template help needed with simple example - SQL Server 2005 / 2008 !

USE AdventureWorks;
GO
IF OBJECT_ID ( 'HumanResources.usp_GetAllEmployees', 'P' ) IS NOT NULL
    DROP PROCEDURE HumanResources.usp_GetAllEmployees;
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE HumanResources.usp_GetAllEmployees
AS
    SELECT LastName, FirstName, JobTitle, Department
    FROM HumanResources.vEmployeeDepartment;
GO

where did you got this from
SELECT <Columns, sysname, >

Creating templates (tql).

Thanks

can you post the full query syntax for the SELECT <Columns, sysname, > , or an URL where i can refer

That syntax tells you that you're selecting a list of columns, and that the list is a series of sysname types (a column name is of type sysname). Sometimes there is a style indicator after the second comma, but not in this case, so it's left blank.

So... you say:

SELECT FirstName, LastName
FROM ...

...in which 'FirstName' and 'LastName' are both valid sysname types.

Hope this helps,

Rob

EXEC [dbo].[< stored_procedure_name, sysname, usp_New >]

Here usp_New is style indicator ?

Thanks

It's an example of what you could use there, showing you the style of how it could work.

Rob

the 3rd parameter is what will be the default in the template.  If you do the following
    SELECT <Columns, sysname, *>
    FROM <Table, sysname, sys.objects>
and run the template with <CTRL><SHIFT>M you will see that the * and sys.objects will be put in the input boxes as defaults.

CGLuttrell:

I agree with you.

All,

Do we have any comment on that ?

Thanks

Yes - these values get used as the defaults, but I think should only be used as an indicator of style, rather than the value you actually intend to use.

Yup, and then you use the dialog box that appears to provide your own replacement values. So I prefer to put information in there that will help the user provide the right information, describing how the parameter should be used (not just a default value).

I agree, my original comment about the 'style' was misleading - it's based on my way of using templates. But I also think that BOLs comment about "the value that is to replace every occurrence" is also misleading, because the user gets prompted about what value should actually be used.

Rob