Is there a way to run a stored procedure at predefined intervals?

Question

I wanted a stored procedure to run at specified intervals everyday. Is there a way to do the same on SQL Server 2005?

I know we can create a batch file to run SP and schedule it with windows scheduled tasks but is there a way to do it from SQL Server itself?

Answer 1

You can create jobs with sql server 2005

Answer 2

There's a separate service called SQL Agent, which is created for this specific purpose: scheduling of tasks related to SQL Server.

This is a Windows Service that's initially disabled, so you'll have to enable that. Otherwise, it's all very straightforward: Management Studio has nice UI for managing Agent.