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passing table/column name as parameter

I know passing table/column name as parameter to a stored procedure is
not good practice, but sometimes I need to do that occasionally. I
know there's a way can do that but forget how. Can someone refresh my
memory?
Thanks.
Saiyou
Jul 20 '05 #1
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wa***@alexian.net (Saiyou Anh) wrote in message news:<a5************************@posting.google.co m>...
I know passing table/column name as parameter to a stored procedure is
not good practice, but sometimes I need to do that occasionally. I
know there's a way can do that but forget how. Can someone refresh my
memory?
Thanks.
Saiyou


See here, which will also refresh your memory about why you shouldn't do this... :-)

http://www.sommarskog.se/dynamic_sql.html

Simon
Jul 20 '05 #2
Saiyou Anh (wa***@alexian.net) writes:
I know passing table/column name as parameter to a stored procedure is
not good practice, but sometimes I need to do that occasionally. I
know there's a way can do that but forget how. Can someone refresh my
memory?


All about it, including why shouldn't do it on
http://www.sommarskog.se/dynamic_sql.html
--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, es****@sommarskog.se

Books Online for SQL Server SP3 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techinf...2000/books.asp
Jul 20 '05 #3

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