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title: "Table-Valued Parameters, Native Client SQL"
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# Table-Valued Parameters (SQL Server Native Client)
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  Table-valued parameters were introduced in [!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)], and provide an efficient way to pass multiple rows of data to the server. Table-valued parameters provide functionality similar to parameter arrays, but they offer more flexibility and closer integration with [!INCLUDE[tsql](../../../includes/tsql-md.md)], and can frequently improve performance. Table-valued parameters can also participate in set-based operations, whereas parameter arrays cannot.  
  
 For information about table-valued parameters and ODBC, see [Table-Valued Parameters (ODBC)](../../../relational-databases/native-client-odbc-table-valued-parameters/table-valued-parameters-odbc.md).  
  
 For information about table-valued parameters and OLE DB, see [Table-Valued Parameters (OLE DB)](../../../relational-databases/native-client-ole-db-table-valued-parameters/table-valued-parameters-ole-db.md).  
  
## See Also  
 [SQL Server Native Client Features](../../../relational-databases/native-client/features/sql-server-native-client-features.md)