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Software ==>	SQL (202 exercises)
Topic ==>	Stored procedures (8 exercises)
Level ==>	Relatively easy
Subject ==>	SQL training

Write a basic procedure to list countries in Asia, then make small changes to it

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Before you can do this exercise, you'll need to download and unzip this file . Once you've done this:

Go into SQL Server Management Studio;
Open the SQL file you've just unzipped (you can press CTRL + O to do this); then
Execute this script.

This will generate the database that you'll need to use in order to do this exercise (note that the database and script are only to be used for exercises published on this website, and may not be reused or distributed in any form without the prior written permission of Wise Owl).

Create a stored procedure called uspCountriesAsia to list out all the countries with ContinentId equal to 1, in alphabetical order:

The first few countries your procedure should show when you run it.

As a reminder, the syntax of a basic stored procedure is:

CREATE PROC NameOfProcedure

-- now do something

SELECT ...

If you've got this working, modify the text of your query to create a different procedure called uspCountriesEurope which lists all the countries in continent id number 3, and check that this works.

Close down all your SQL Server Management Studio windows. Find the procedure called uspCountriesAsia in Object Explorer, and choose to modify it. Change the procedure so that it lists out the CountryId too: