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What are the differences between Stored procedures and functions?

Following are the main differences between functions and procedures:

Functions Procedures
A function has a return type and returns a value. A procedure does not have a return type.
But it returns values using the OUT
parameters.
You cannot use a function with Data Manipulation You can use DML queries such as insert,
queries. Only Select queries are allowed in update, select etc… with procedures.
functions.
A function does not allow output parameters A procedure allows both input and output
parameters.
You cannot manage transactions inside a function. You can manage transactions inside a
procedure.
You cannot call stored procedures from a function You can call a function from a stored
procedure.
You can call a function using a select statement. You cannot call a procedure using select
statements.

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