You can use the [!INCLUDEadaptersqlshort] in a .NET application using the WCF service model to invoke scalar functions in SQL Server. The adapter exposes the scalar functions as methods that can be ...

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ODBC specifies the following types of scalar functions, with detailed information about each of these function types provided in the corresponding sections of this appendix. The function descriptions ...

A user-defined function is a mechanism with which you can write your own extensions to SQL. The built-in functions supplied with DB2 are a useful set of functions, but they may not satisfy all of your ...

Relational DBMSs allow users to extend the standard declarative SQL language surface using User Defined Functions (UDFs) that implement custom behavior. While UDFs offer many advantages, it is ...