Caché Transact-SQL (TSQL) Migration Guide - InterSystems ...

TSQL Commands3.6.5 CHECKPOINTThe CHECKPOINT statement is parsed but ignored in Caché TSQL. It performs no operation.3.7 Other StatementsThe following standard Transact-SQL statements are supported.3.7.1 CREATE PROCEDURE / CREATE FUNCTIONYou can return a single scalar value result from either a PROCEDURE or a FUNCTION. OUTPUTparameters and default values are also supported. Currently, result sets and tables can't bereturned.CREATE FUNCTION is treated as a synonym for CREATE PROCEDURE.• Any statements can be used in a FUNCTION.• The RETURNS statement is allowed after CREATE PROCEDURE.3.7.2 DROP PROCEDURESupported.3.7.3 EXECUTEThe EXECUTE (or EXEC) statements are supported as follows:EXEC is supported. The EXEC keyword cannot be omitted. Named parametersare supported.The following EXEC features are not currently supported: procedure variables,and procedure numbers (i.e. ';n'). WITH RECOMPILE is accepted but ignored.EXEC is supported. The ability to execute a string as TSQL can also be accessedfrom COS using a class method: ##class(%TSQL.Transformer).ExecuteStringAsTSQL,or from CSQL using the same method as a stored procedure:%TSQL.Transformer_ExecuteStringAsTSQL20 Caché Transact-SQL (TSQL) Migration Guide