Inside a stored procedure, can you call another stored procedure or call itself recursively?

• A. Yes
• B. No
• C. Only if the inner procedure returns a value
• D. Only if not recursive

Answer: (A)

You can call another stored procedure from inside a procedure, and you can even call the same procedure recursively. In Snowflake, a stored procedure can issue a CALL to any procedure, including itself, much like making a normal SQL statement. The inner call executes as its own invocation and returns control to the outer procedure when it completes. It’s not required for the inner procedure to return a value for the outer call to continue. Just be mindful of termination and resource usage, since recursive calls can lead to infinite loops or hitting limits if not carefully controlled.