# PROCEDURE

The `PROCEDURE` clause of [SELECT](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/data-manipulation/selecting-data/select) passes the whole result set to a Procedure which will process it. These Procedures are not [Stored Procedures](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-usage/stored-routines/stored-procedures), and can only be written in the C language, so it is necessary to recompile the server.

Currently, the only available procedure is [ANALYSE](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-functions/secondary-functions/information-functions/procedure-analyse), which examines the resultset and suggests the optimal datatypes for each column. It is defined in the `sql/sql_analyse.cc` file, and can be used as an example to create more Procedures.

This clause cannot be used in a [view](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-usage/views) definition.

## See Also

* [SELECT](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/data-manipulation/selecting-data/select)
* [Stored Procedures](https://mariadb.com/docs/server/server-usage/stored-routines/stored-procedures)

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