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# sp_execute (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-asdw-pdw_md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-asdw-pdw-md.md)]

  Executes a prepared [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../includes/tsql-md.md)] statement using a specified handle and optional parameter value. sp_execute is invoked by specifying ID =12 in a tabular data stream (TDS) packet.  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
-- Syntax for SQL Server, Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Parallel Data Warehouse  
  
sp_execute handle OUTPUT  
    [,bound_param  ]  [,...n ]  ]  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 *handle*  
 Is the *handle* value returned by sp_prepare. *handle* is a required parameter that calls for **int** input value.  
  
 *bound_param*  
 Signifies the use of additional parameters. *bound_param* is a required parameter that calls for input values of any data type to signify additional parameters for the procedure.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  *bound_param* must match the declarations made by the sp_prepare*params* value and can be in the form *@name = value* or *value*.  
  
## See Also  
 [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_prepare (Transact SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-prepare-transact-sql.md)