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Calling Stored Procedures from .NET Applications

Everybody knows how to call stored procedures from a .NET application. Right? But then, how often do you see stored procedures used to their full advantage in database applications? William Brewer goes through some of the basics, but uses PowerShell as the example .NET application, and avoids all mention of Northwind or AdventureWorks!

2009-10-22

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BIT_COUNT() IV

In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:

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