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title: "Procedure Invocation | Microsoft Docs"
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# Procedure Invocation
When the Microsoft Access driver is used, procedures can be invoked from the driver by using the **SQLExecDirect** or **SQLPrepare** function with the following syntax: {CALL *procedure-name* [(*parameter*[,*parameter*]...)]}. Note that expressions are not supported as parameters to a called procedure.  
  
 If a procedure name includes a dash, the name must be delimited with back quotes (`).  
  
 A parameterized query can be called using the previous statement.