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# sp_helpextendedproc (Transact-SQL)
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  Reports the currently defined extended stored procedures and the name of the dynamic-link library (DLL) to which the procedure (function) belongs.  
  
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## Syntax  
  
```  
  
sp_helpextendedproc [ [@funcname = ] 'procedure' ]  
```  
  
## Arguments  
`[ @funcname = ] 'procedure'`
 Is the name of the extended stored procedure for which information is reported. *procedure* is **sysname**, with a default of NULL.  
  
## Return Code Values  
 0 (success) or 1 (failure)  
  
## Result Sets  
  
|Column name|Data Type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**name**|**sysname**|Name of the extended stored procedure.|  
|**dll**|**nvarchar(255)**|Name of the DLL.|  
  
## Remarks  
 When *procedure* is specified, **sp_helpextendedproc** reports on the specified extended stored procedure. When this parameter is not supplied, **sp_helpextendedproc** returns all extended stored procedure names and the DLL names to which each extended stored procedure belongs.  
  
## Permissions  
 Permission to execute **sp_helpextendedproc** is granted to **public**.  
  
## Examples  
  
### A. Reporting help on all extended stored procedures  
 The following example reports on all extended stored procedures.  
  
```  
USE master;  
GO  
EXEC sp_helpextendedproc;  
GO  
```  
  
### B. Reporting help on a single extended stored procedure  
 The following example reports on the `xp_cmdshell` extended stored procedure.  
  
```  
USE master;  
GO  
EXEC sp_helpextendedproc xp_cmdshell;  
GO  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [sp_addextendedproc (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-addextendedproc-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_dropextendedproc (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-dropextendedproc-transact-sql.md)   
 [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)