Sql-server – Difference Between SP with BEGIN/END and without BEGIN/END

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I have found some SP(stored procedure) written as,

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[XXX]
(
   -- Parameters
)
BEGIN

--- Actual Work

END

and some as

CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[XXX]
(
   -- Parameters
)


--- Actual Work

What makes it difference?

Best Answer

There is no difference. That is, it's optional.

What matters is the "end of the batch" which is denoted in SQL Server Management Studio by GO