Query runs fast, but runs slow in stored procedure

Question

I am doing some tests using the SQL 2005 profiler.

I have a stored procedure which simply runs one SQL query.

When I run the stored procedure, it takes a lon

Answer 1

As others have mentioned, this could be a 'parameter sniffing' problem. Try including the line:

OPTION (RECOMPILE)

at the end of your SQL query.

There is an article here explaining what parameter sniffing is: http://blogs.technet.com/b/mdegre/archive/2012/03/19/what-is-parameter-sniffing.aspx