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# Stored Procedures
  A stored procedure ([Stored Procedures (Database Engine)](../../stored-procedures/stored-procedures-database-engine.md)) is an executable object stored in a database. [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] supports:  
  
-   Stored procedures  
  
     One or more SQL statements that have been precompiled into a single executable procedure.  
  
-   Extended stored procedures  
  
     C or C++ dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) written to the [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Open Data Services API for extended stored procedures. The Open Data Services API extends the capabilities of stored procedures to include C or C++ code.  
  
## In This Section  
  
-   [Running Stored Procedures (OLE DB)](stored-procedures-running.md)  
  
-   [Calling a Stored Procedure (OLE DB)](stored-procedures-calling.md)  
  
## See Also  
 [SQL Server Native Client (OLE DB)](sql-server-native-client-ole-db.md)