How to automatically run a stored procedure on scheduler basis?

Question

I want to execute a stored procedure automatically at every night. How can I do it. Please guide me with steps to achieve this target.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Try this:

CREATE PROCEDURE MyTask
 AS
BEGIN  
    SET NOCOUNT ON;
    --  For executing the stored procedure at 11:00 P.M
    declare @delayTime nvarchar(50)
    set @delayTime = '23:00'

    while 1 = 1
    begin
        waitfor time @delayTime 
        begin
            --Name for the stored proceduce you want to call on regular bases
            execute [DatabaseName].[dbo].[StoredProcedureName];
        end
    end
END

Then,

-- Sets stored procedure for automatic execution.
sp_procoption    @ProcName = 'MyTask',
                @OptionName = 'startup',
                @OptionValue = 'on'

Reference:

sp_procoption (Transact-SQL)

Sets or clears a stored procedure for automatic execution. A stored procedure that is set to automatic execution runs every time an instance of SQL Server is started.

WaitFor

Blocks the execution of a batch, stored procedure, or transaction until a specified time or time interval is reached, or a specified statement modifies or returns at least one row.