sp_helpextendedproc (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server

Reports the currently defined extended stored procedures and the name of the dynamic-link library (DLL) to which the procedure (function) belongs.

Note

This feature will be removed in a future version of SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature. Use Common language runtime (CLR) integration instead.

Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

sp_helpextendedproc [ [ @funcname = ] N'funcname' ]
[ ; ]

Arguments

[ @funcname = ] N'funcname'

The name of the extended stored procedure for which information is reported. @funcname is sysname, with a default of NULL.

Return code values

0 (success) or 1 (failure).

Result set

Column name Data type Description
name sysname Name of the extended stored procedure.
dll nvarchar(255) Name of the DLL.

Remarks

When @funcname is specified, sp_helpextendedproc reports on the specified extended stored procedure. When this parameter isn't supplied, sp_helpextendedproc returns all extended stored procedure names and the DLL names to which each extended stored procedure belongs.

Permissions

Permission to execute sp_helpextendedproc is granted to public.

Examples

A. Reporting help on all extended stored procedures

The following example reports on all extended stored procedures.

USE master;
GO
EXEC sp_helpextendedproc;
GO

B. Reporting help on a single extended stored procedure

The following example reports on the xp_cmdshell extended stored procedure.

USE master;
GO
EXEC sp_helpextendedproc xp_cmdshell;
GO