sp_executesql within SP Acting as Ad-Hoc Query

• joshdbguy

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  November 25, 2014 at 12:30 pm

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  All,

  We have dozens of stored procs with sp_executesql inside the procs. When I run an analysis to determine long-running queries, these are acting as if they are ad-hoc. Is this normal behavior?

  Thanks

• Sean Lange

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  November 25, 2014 at 2:10 pm

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  JoshDBGuy (11/25/2014)

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  All,

  We have dozens of stored procs with sp_executesql inside the procs. When I run an analysis to determine long-running queries, these are acting as if they are ad-hoc. Is this normal behavior?

  Thanks

  The first question I would ask is why do you have dozens or procs with dynamic sql? Dynamic sql should be really limited and only used when absolutely necessary.

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• joshdbguy

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  November 25, 2014 at 2:28 pm

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  Inherited, and I would like to change these.

• Sean Lange

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  November 25, 2014 at 2:54 pm

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  When I run an analysis to determine long-running queries, these are acting as if they are ad-hoc. Is this normal behavior?

  What are you using for this analysis and what do you mean they are acting like ad-hoc queries?

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  November 25, 2014 at 9:17 pm

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  JoshDBGuy (11/25/2014)

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  All,

  We have dozens of stored procs with sp_executesql inside the procs. When I run an analysis to determine long-running queries, these are acting as if they are ad-hoc. Is this normal behavior?

  Thanks

  Can we see one of the queries, please? Thanks.

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