• In SQL 2008, if you want a specific user to be able to execute any stored proc (existing ones and newly created ones), you can do this:

    USE <your_db_name>

    GRANT EXECUTE TO <user_name> --there is no "ON" clause

    SQL DBA,SQL Server MVP(07, 08, 09) A socialist is someone who will give you the shirt off *someone else's* back.