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title: "execute Method (SQLServerStatement) | Microsoft Docs"
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# execute Method (SQLServerStatement)
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  Runs the given SQL statement, which can return multiple results.  
  
## Overload List  
  
|Name|Description|  
|----------|-----------------|  
|[execute (java.lang.String)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/execute-method-java-lang-string-sqlserverstatement.md)|Runs the given SQL statement, which can return multiple results.|  
|[execute (java.lang.String, int)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/execute-method-java-lang-string-int.md)|Runs the given SQL statement, which can return multiple results, and signals to [!INCLUDE[jdbcNoVersion](../../../includes/jdbcnoversion_md.md)] that any auto-generated keys should be made available for retrieval.|  
|[execute (java.lang.String, int[])](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/execute-method-java-lang-string.md)|Runs the given SQL statement, which can return multiple results, and signals the JDBC driver that the auto-generated keys that are indicated in the given array should be made available for retrieval.|  
|[execute (java.lang.String, java.lang.String[])](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/execute-method-java-lang-string-java-lang-string.md)|Runs the given SQL statement, which can return multiple results, and signals the JDBC driver that the auto-generated keys that are indicated in the given array should be made available for retrieval.|  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerStatement Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverstatement-members.md)   
 [SQLServerStatement Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverstatement-class.md)