Creating SQL Stored Procedures via SQL Server is easier than you might have originally thought, so let us explain what to do.

The main reason is that, when using stored procedures, I write the query in query analyzer, and I get syntax highlighting, and I can just run it right there and see if I have any problems.

How do I go about creating a dataset for this report that uses a stored procedure/sql view which will pull out a dynamic list of tables to query from? My goal is to be able to select "Server1 ...

Use stored procedures for performance, use ORMs for convenience ORMS—object-relational mappers—are software toolkits that produce programmatically generated SQL code.

Tony Patton discusses the merits of stored procedures versus placing SQL directly in the code. Find out which one is best for your particular situation.