Hi Rod,

I think you're absolutely right in this. A database server should be a database server. This way you're poluting the server with stuff that really does not belong there. I already have the opinion that SPs are missused a lot because a lot of functionality does not really belong on the server, but on a middle tier or the client.

Esspecially when having high isolation levels like serializable SPs that waste time on doing application tasks could cause a lot of lock contention or even dealocks. It is way better trying to keep your database server clean for unneccary application specific tasks: Performance will benefit from it.

Walter,


>Craig and Gary
> I dont really agree with this. I think DBA's have their hands full as it is and the real value of CLR and SQL integration is not as great as MSFT would have you believe.
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>Check out my blog topic on this subject
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>http://blogs.officezealot.com/rod/archive/2004/10/22/3174.aspx
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>You'll see this man's opinion of this subject.
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>Rodman