Combining Stored Procedure Statement causes error in SQL Server - sql

Question

When I use the query individually then it works. But it fails when I combine both the Stored Procedure statements.
spMarkAsApproved is a Store Procedure with Update statement.
This works
spMarkAsApproved '112', 'A';
This also works
spMarkAsApproved '113', 'A';
This Doesn't work
spMarkAsApproved '112', 'A';
spMarkAsApproved '113', 'A';
Error Mesage
Incorrect syntax near 'spMarkAsApproved'.
Any suggestion will be helpful.

Answer 1

A stored procedure can be called and executed without the EXEC keyword if the procedure is the first statement in the Transact-SQL batch.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/stored-procedures/execute-a-stored-procedure?view=sql-server-ver16
exec spMarkAsApproved '112', 'A';
exec spMarkAsApproved '113', 'A';

Answer 2

As per the documentation if you are calling a procedure and it is the first statement in the batch, then the EXEC keyword can be omitted:
Remarks
...
You do not have to specify the EXECUTE keyword when executing modules if the statement is the first one in a batch.
Examples: SQL Server
...
If the following is the first statement in a batch or an osql or sqlcmd script, EXEC is not required.
dbo.uspGetEmployeeManagers 6;
GO
--Or
dbo.uspGetEmployeeManagers #EmployeeID = 6;
GO
If the statement is therefore not the first statement, then EXEC must be used.
Your second statement is not the first statement, so EXEC must be used:
spMarkAsApproved '112', 'A';
EXEC spMarkAsApproved '113', 'A';
Better yet, if I am honest, always use EXEC(UTE):
EXEC spMarkAsApproved '112', 'A';
EXEC spMarkAsApproved '113', 'A';