Can I create a One-Time-Use Function in a Script or Stored Procedure?

Question

In SQL Server 2005, is there a concept of a one-time-use, or local function declared inside of a SQL script or Stored Procedure? I\'d like to abstract away some complexity i

Answer 1

Common Table Expressions let you define what are essentially views that last only within the scope of your select, insert, update and delete statements. Depending on what you need to do they can be terribly useful.