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# execute Method (SQLServerPreparedStatement)
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  Runs the SQL statement in this [SQLServerPreparedStatement](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-class.md) object, which can be any kind of SQL statement.  
  
## Overload List  
  
|Name|Description|  
|----------|-----------------|  
|[execute ()](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/execute-method.md)|Runs the SQL statement in this [SQLServerPreparedStatement](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-class.md) object, which can be any kind of SQL statement.|  
|[execute (java.lang.String)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/execute-method-java-lang-string.md)|Runs the given SQL statement, which can return multiple results.|  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerPreparedStatement Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-members.md)   
 [SQLServerPreparedStatement Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverpreparedstatement-class.md)