How to pass XML from C# to a stored procedure in SQL Server 2008?

Question

I want to pass xml document to sql server stored procedure such as this:

CREATE PROCEDURE BookDetails_Insert (@xml xml)

I want compare some

Answer 1

For part 2 of your question, see my answer to Stored procedure: pass XML as an argument and INSERT (key/value pairs) for an example of how to use XML within a stored procedure.

EDIT: Sample code below is based on the specific example given in the comments.

declare @MyXML xml

set @MyXML = ' 
                  700001048 
                  01048B 
                  http://www.landt.com/Books/large/00/70100048.jpg 
                   
                   PRANKS AND JOKES QUICK AND FLUPKE - CATASTROPHE QUICK AND FLUPKE  
              '

select Book.detail.value('(isbn_13/text())[1]','varchar(100)') as isbn_13, 
       Book.detail.value('(isbn_10/text())[1]','varchar(100)') as isbn_10, 
       Book.detail.value('(Image_URL/text())[1]','varchar(100)') as Image_URL, 
       Book.detail.value('(title/text())[1]','varchar(100)') as title, 
       Book.detail.value('(Description/text())[1]','varchar(100)') as Description
    from @MyXML.nodes('/booksdetail') as Book(detail)