MS SQL Server Interview Question:

How To Generate CREATE PROCEDURE Script on an Existing Stored Procedure?

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If you want to know how an existing stored procedure was created, you can use SQL Server Management Studio to automatically generate a "CREATE PROCEDURE" script The following tutorial shows you how to do this:

1. Run SQL Server Management Studio and connect to SQL server.

2. On the Object Explorer window, follow the object tree: Databases > GlobalGuideLineDatabase > Programmability > Stored Procedures > dbo.ShowFaq.

3. Click right mouse button on dbo.ShowFaq. The context menu shows up.

4. Select "Script Stored Procedure as" > "CREATE to" > "New Query Editor Window". The following script will be displayed:

USE [GlobalGuideLineDatabase]
GO
/****** Object: StoredProcedure [dbo].[ShowFaq]
Script Date: 05/19/2007 21:31:35 ******/
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[ShowFaq] AS BEGIN
PRINT 'Number of questions:';
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Faq;
PRINT 'First 5 questions:'
SELECT TOP 5 * FROM Faq;
END;
CREATE TABLE Faq (Question VARCHAR(80));

Submitted by: Administrator