--- title: Get SQL-Server Stored Procedures with C# | daily.dev description: Learn how to get SQL-Server stored procedures with C# using Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 8 Framework. Explore the benefits of using stored procedures... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/get-sql-server-stored-procedures-with-c--d9zjntnrx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Get SQL-Server Stored Procedures with C# | daily.dev og:description: Learn how to get SQL-Server stored procedures with C# using Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 8 Framework. Explore the benefits of using stored procedures... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/get-sql-server-stored-procedures-with-c--d9zjntnrx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/D9zJNtNrX.png og:image:alt: Get SQL-Server Stored Procedures with C# og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Get SQL-Server Stored Procedures with C# **[DEV](https://daily.dev/sources/devto)** · 9 min read · 20 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary Learn how to get SQL-Server stored procedures with C# using Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 8 Framework. Explore the benefits of using stored procedures in C# and the required tools. Save stored procedure definitions to files for syntax coloring and easy access. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@dalamain** · 0 upvotes > I'm sorry but this paragraph is hilarious... > > "Rather than having to open (SSMS) SQL Server Management Studio learn how to view stored procedures for an entire server by database with the following Windows Forms utility project along with a console project which shows how to get these stored procedures without a user interface." (by building a new interface in Windows Forms?) > > All you need to do is: > > 1. Open up SSMS and connect to your dev server > 2. Expand the dev database in Object Explorer > 3. Expand Programmability -> Stored Procedures > 4. Done! > > ... and you get to read the procedure with... ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#database](https://daily.dev/tags/database), [#.net](https://daily.dev/tags/.net), [#microsoft-sql-server](https://daily.dev/tags/microsoft-sql-server), [#c#](https://daily.dev/tags/c#) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/get-sql-server-stored-procedures-with-c--d9zjntnrx) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Get SQL-Server Stored Procedures with C#","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/get-sql-server-stored-procedures-with-c--d9zjntnrx","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/get-sql-server-stored-procedures-with-c--d9zjntnrx"},"datePublished":"2024-05-07T06:10:33.189Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T08:29:02.242Z","description":"Learn how to get SQL-Server stored procedures with C# using Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 8 Framework. 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You’ll still need the relevant permissions to view the stored procedure code whichever route 😉","datePublished":"2024-05-09T17:54:33.383Z","dateModified":"2024-05-09T17:55:11.408Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/D9zJNtNrX#c-cA9ULFcB0","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Dalamain","url":"https://daily.dev/dalamain","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--YZ5awdso--/f_auto/v1712931981/avatars/avatar_EQJW6BZf5fApDrjwDCxMh"}}]} ```