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Creating User-Defined Functions in Microsoft SQL Server

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SQL Server's own list of functions is limited as far as what is available for database developers to use in their applications. Starting with SQL Server 2000, database developers were given the ability to create their own routines that accept parameters, perform custom actions and return results.

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2010-09-28

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