Question

I got 3 items (hits, num_of_people, degree) to update while the people click 3 different buttons

And as you know, the SQL query are almost the same, just like:

update Mytable set XX = XX + 1 where ID = @ID

What I want to ask is that:

• Should I write 3 different stored procedures,
  or

• Should I set a parameter that distinguishes these 3 process, maybe something like:

  if @flag = 'hits'  
  begin 
      ...
  end 
  

Thanks so much!

Answer 1

Write three different stored procs.

Firstly this is a more robust design over time – for instance, later when yours needs change slightly you can modify only the appropriate stored proc.