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Asked: 2026-05-10T13:32:50+00:00

So I have a Sybase stored proc that takes 1 parameter that’s a comma

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So I have a Sybase stored proc that takes 1 parameter that’s a comma separated list of strings and runs a query with in in an IN() clause:

CREATE PROCEDURE getSomething @keyList varchar(4096) AS SELECT * FROM mytbl WHERE name IN (@keyList)

How do I call my stored proc with more than 1 value in the list? So far I’ve tried 

exec getSomething 'John'         -- works but only 1 value exec getSomething 'John','Tom'   -- doesn't work - expects two variables exec getSomething ''John','Tom'' -- doesn't work - doesn't find anything exec getSomething ''John','Tom'' -- doesn't work - doesn't find anything exec getSomething '\'John\',\'Tom\'' -- doesn't work - syntax error

EDIT: I actually found this page that has a great reference of the various ways to pas an array to a sproc

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  1. If you’re using Sybase 12.5 or earlier then you can’t use functions. A workaround might be to populate a temporary table with the values and read them from there.

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