How to execute a stored procedure after it is created? - sql

Question

I'm trying to execute a stored procedure directly after its creation however it is not getting called. It looks like the stored procedure is not yet created during the execution call.
Here is how the script looks like:
CREATE PROCEDURE sp_Transfer_RegionData
AS
BEGIN
INSERT INTO Region (regionName)
SELECT column1
FROM openquery(ITDB, 'select * from db.table1')
END
EXEC sp_Transfer_RegionData
The script runs fine however the needed table is not populated. After replacing the execution part with:
IF OBJECT_ID('sp_Transfer_RegionData') IS NOT NULL
begin
exec [dbo].[sp_Transfer_RegionData]
print 'tada'
end
I could see that the stored procedure does not exist when it has to be executed. Couldn't find a solution for this in the internet...
So how to make the SQL script run sync so that the stored procedure would already exist during the execution part?

Answer 1

You need a GO after you created the SP otherwise you have created a recursive SP that calls itself "indefinitely" which is 32 times in SQL Server.
Maximum stored procedure, function, trigger, or view nesting level
exceeded (limit 32).
Try this:
SET ANSI_NULLS ON
GO
SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE sp_Transfer_RegionData
AS
BEGIN
INSERT INTO Region (regionName)
SELECT column1
FROM openquery(ITDB, 'select * from db.table1')
END
GO
EXEC sp_Transfer_RegionData