# Running a Routine Object

Use the Eclipse launch configuration mechanism to run stored procedures. A Launch Configuration dialog guides you through running routine objects.

Run an existing routine object with either of the following methods.
Note: These methods do not enable you to create routine objects. You must create the objects first before running them in Eclipse.

- Create a launch configuration, and then run the routine object. This method allows you to track different configurations of the same procedure so that you can easily repeat its execution.

  Select Run > Run from the Eclipse toolbar to open the Launch Configuration wizard. You can configure parameters and run configurations from the Create, manage, and run configurations page.

- Run the procedural object from Data Source Explorer. Change parameters on the Configure Parameters page. This method is faster to set up and run, but you cannot save launch configurations for future use.

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Routine Objects
Run
SQL Results History
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Creating a Launch Configuration for Routine Objects