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title: "prepareCall Method (SQLServerConnection) | Microsoft Docs"
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# prepareCall Method (SQLServerConnection)
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  Creates a [SQLServerCallableStatement](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlservercallablestatement-class.md) object for calling database stored procedures.  
  
## Overload List  
  
|Name|Description|  
|----------|-----------------|  
|[prepareCall (java.lang.String)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/preparecall-method-java-lang-string.md)|Creates a SQLServerCallableStatement object for calling database stored procedures.|  
|[prepareCall (java.lang.String, int, int)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/preparecall-method-java-lang-string-int-int.md)|Creates a SQLServerCallableStatement object that generates [SQLServerResultSet](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverresultset-class.md) objects with the given type and concurrency.|  
|[prepareCall (java.lang.String, int, int, int)](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/preparecall-method-java-lang-string-int-int-int.md)|Creates a SQLServerCallableStatement object that generates SQLServerResultSet objects with the given type, concurrency, and holdability.|  
  
## See Also  
 [SQLServerConnection Members](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverconnection-members.md)   
 [SQLServerConnection Class](../../../connect/jdbc/reference/sqlserverconnection-class.md)