How This Topic Demonstrates Invoking Scalar Functions Using the WCF Service Model This topic demonstrates how to invoke the GET_EMP_ID function in a SQL Server database. The GET_EMP_ID function takes ...

All the parameters in the scalar function are exposed in the corresponding operation. The return value of the operation in the [!INCLUDE adaptersqlshort] is the same as the return value defined in the ...

There are external scalar functions and external table functions and both are discussed in the SQL Reference. Assuming that you have already written a function that counts the number of words in a ...

Relational DBMSs allow users to extend the standard declarative SQL language surface using User Defined Functions (UDFs) that implement custom behavior. While UDFs offer many advantages, it is ...