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====== User-Defined Functions and Stored Procedures ======= HPL/SQL allows you to defined user-defined functions and stored procedures using [[create-function|CREATE FUNCTION]] and [[create-procedure|CREATE PROCEDURE]] statements, respectively. ===== Define Functions and Procedures in the Current Script ===== The easiest way to use HPL/SQL functions and procedures is to define them in the current script before their actual use. For example: <code language=sql> CREATE FUNCTION hello(text STRING) RETURNS STRING BEGIN RETURN 'Hello, ' || text || '!'; END; CREATE PROCEDURE set_message(IN name STRING, OUT result STRING) BEGIN SET result = 'Hello, ' || name || '!'; END; -- Invoke the function PRINT hello('world'); -- Call the procedure and print the results DECLARE str STRING; CALL set_message('world', str); PRINT str; </code> Once defined the function can be used in any HPL/SQL and HQL expression as a built-in function. You can invoke a procedure using the [[call|CALL]] statement. ===== Permanent Functions and Stored Procedures ===== HPL/SQL allows you to share functions and procedures between HPL/SQL scripts so you do not need to put their content to every script. Unlike databases that typically store functions and stored procedures in the database catalog, HPL/SQL stores them in local files. There are several options how to you can include functions and procedures: * Use //.hplsqlrc// file You can put your functions and procedures to //.hplsqlrc// file. The content of this file is automatically executed when you start //hplsql// tool. For more information, see [[configuration#hplsqlrc-file|.hplsqlrc]] file. * INCLUDE statement Using [[include|INCLUDE]] statement you can load function and procedures definitions from any file. Note that you can also use [[include|INCLUDE]] statements in [[configuration#hplsqlrc-file|.hplsqlrc]] file. ===== Using HPL/SQL User-Defined Functions in Hive Queries ===== HPL/SQL allows you to invoke user-defined functions written in HPL/SQL language from Hive queries the same way as you use HQL built-in functions. HPL/SQL CLI tool automatically puts referenced HPL/SQL functions and procedures to Distributed Cache, registers the Hive UDF and modifies the function call in the SQL statements. For more information, see [[udf|Hive UDF to Run HPL/HQL Scripts]]. **Version**: HPL/SQL 0.3.1 See also: * [[call|CALL]] * [[create-function|CREATE FUNCTION]] * [[create-procedure|CREATE PROCEDURE]] * [[include|INCLUDE]] ~~NOTOC~~