sp_procoption (Transact-SQL)

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05/16/2013

Sets or clears a stored procedure for automatic execution. A stored procedure that is set to automatic execution runs every time an instance of SQL Server is started.

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Syntax

sp_procoption [ @ProcName = ] 'procedure' 
    , [ @OptionName = ] 'option' 
    , [ @OptionValue = ] 'value'

Arguments

[ @ProcName = ] 'procedure'
Is the name of the procedure for which to set an option. procedure is nvarchar(776), with no default.
[ @OptionName = ] 'option'
Is the name of the option to set. The only value for option is startup.
[ @OptionValue = ] 'value'
Is whether to set the option on (true or on) or off (false or off). value is varchar(12), with no default.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or error number (failure)

Remarks

Startup procedures must be in the master database and cannot contain INPUT or OUTPUT parameters. Execution of the stored procedures starts when all databases are recovered and the "Recovery is completed" message is logged at startup.

Permissions

Requires membership in the sysadmin fixed server role.

Examples

The following example sets a procedure for automatic execution.

EXEC sp_procoption @ProcName = '<procedure name>' 
    , @OptionName = ] 'startup' 
    , @OptionValue = 'on';

The following example stops a procedure from executing automatically.

EXEC sp_procoption @ProcName = '<procedure name>' 
    , @OptionValue = 'off';

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