Hi,

I have this stored procedure that I need to run daily, how do I do
this?

Thanks,
Mike
<><

One method is to schedule the proc execution using a SQL Server Agent job.
You can create a job using the EM or SSMS GUI.

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Hope this helps.

Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP

"brogdonm" <Brogdons@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have this stored procedure that I need to run daily, how do I do
> this?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
> <><
>

Is it a bad idea to do something like

WHILE (1<>0)
BEGIN
WAITFOR TIME '04:00'

"brogdonm" <Brogdons@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Is it a bad idea to do something like
>
> WHILE (1<>0)
> BEGIN
> WAITFOR TIME '04:00'
> .
> .
> .
> END
>
> It seems like that would work as long as WAITFOR actually yields the
> processor.

There's far better ways of doing this, as Dan suggested, SQL Server agent is
the way to do it.


>
> Mike,
> <><
>

I've seen WAITFOR DELAY used in order to execute a proc at very frequent
intervals (e.g. every minute or less). However, a scheduled job is a better
fit for less frequent executions since that gives you job history and
failure notification.

--
Hope this helps.

Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP

"brogdonm" <Brogdons@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Is it a bad idea to do something like
>
> WHILE (1<>0)
> BEGIN
> WAITFOR TIME '04:00'
> .
> .
> .
> END
>
> It seems like that would work as long as WAITFOR actually yields the
> processor.
>
> Mike,
> <><
>

Thanks guys I will look into that now that I am off of my Christmas
Vacation. I really appreciate all of the replies.