I have a stored procedure where I am declaring an int variable that needs to be populated using a dynamic sql
CREATE PROCEDURE USP_aTABLE_ADD
/*
stored procedure variables
*/
AS
DECLARE #count int
SET #count = 1
DECLARE #qry nvarchar(max)
/*
SET UP #qry which will look like this
SELECT #count = count(*) FROM aTABLE WHERE (col1 = 'val1' AND col2 = 'val2'...)
*/
/*
How to get the value of #count so that I can continue with add process
*/
IF #count = 0
BEGIN
/*add logic*/
END
Use sp_executeSQL and an output parameter:
DECLARE #count INT = 1
DECLARE #qry NVARCHAR(MAX)
SET #qry = N'set #count = (....)'
EXEC sp_executesql #qry, N'#count INT OUTPUT', #count OUTPUT
SELECT #count
You could try and work with a temporary table like this
DECLARE #tmp TABLE(cnt INT)
DECLARE #qry nvarchar(max)
-- Insert the count returned by dynamic SQL into temp table
SET #qry = 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Table WHERE condition'
INSERT INTO #tmp EXEC(#qry)
DECLARE #count INT
SET #count = (SELECT TOP 1 cnd FROM #tmp)
Related
I have a piece of dynamic SQL I need to execute, I then need to store the result into a variable.
I know I can use sp_executesql but can't find clear examples around about how to do this.
If you have OUTPUT parameters you can do
DECLARE #retval int
DECLARE #sSQL nvarchar(500);
DECLARE #ParmDefinition nvarchar(500);
DECLARE #tablename nvarchar(50)
SELECT #tablename = N'products'
SELECT #sSQL = N'SELECT #retvalOUT = MAX(ID) FROM ' + #tablename;
SET #ParmDefinition = N'#retvalOUT int OUTPUT';
EXEC sp_executesql #sSQL, #ParmDefinition, #retvalOUT=#retval OUTPUT;
SELECT #retval;
But if you don't, and can not modify the SP:
-- Assuming that your SP return 1 value
create table #temptable (ID int null)
insert into #temptable exec mysp 'Value1', 'Value2'
select * from #temptable
Not pretty, but works.
DECLARE #vi INT
DECLARE #vQuery NVARCHAR(1000)
SET #vQuery = N'SELECT #vi= COUNT(*) FROM <TableName>'
EXEC SP_EXECUTESQL
#Query = #vQuery
, #Params = N'#vi INT OUTPUT'
, #vi = #vi OUTPUT
SELECT #vi
DECLARE #tab AS TABLE (col1 VARCHAR(10), col2 varchar(10))
INSERT into #tab EXECUTE sp_executesql N'
SELECT 1 AS col1, 2 AS col2
UNION ALL
SELECT 1 AS col1, 2 AS col2
UNION ALL
SELECT 1 AS col1, 2 AS col2'
SELECT * FROM #tab
Return values are generally not used to "return" a result but to return success (0) or an error number (1-65K). The above all seem to indicate that sp_executesql does not return a value, which is not correct. sp_executesql will return 0 for success and any other number for failure.
In the below, #i will return 2727
DECLARE #s NVARCHAR(500)
DECLARE #i INT;
SET #s = 'USE [Blah]; UPDATE STATISTICS [dbo].[TableName] [NonExistantStatisticsName];';
EXEC #i = sys.sp_executesql #s
SELECT #i AS 'Blah'
SSMS will show this
Msg 2727, Level 11, State 1, Line 1
Cannot find index 'NonExistantStaticsName'.
If you want to return more than 1 value use this:
DECLARE #sqlstatement2 NVARCHAR(MAX);
DECLARE #retText NVARCHAR(MAX);
DECLARE #ParmDefinition NVARCHAR(MAX);
DECLARE #retIndex INT = 0;
SELECT #sqlstatement = 'SELECT #retIndexOUT=column1 #retTextOUT=column2 FROM XXX WHERE bla bla';
SET #ParmDefinition = N'#retIndexOUT INT OUTPUT, #retTextOUT NVARCHAR(MAX) OUTPUT';
exec sp_executesql #sqlstatement, #ParmDefinition, #retIndexOUT=#retIndex OUTPUT, #retTextOUT=#retText OUTPUT;
returned values are in #retIndex and #retText
Declare #variable int
Exec #variable = proc_name
DECLARE #ValueTable TABLE
(
Value VARCHAR (100)
)
SELECT #sql = N'SELECT SRS_SizeSetDetails.'+#COLUMN_NAME+' FROM SRS_SizeSetDetails WHERE FSizeID = '''+#FSizeID+''' AND SRS_SizeSetID = '''+#SRS_SizeSetID+'''';
INSERT INTO #ValueTable
EXEC sp_executesql #sql;
SET #Value='';
SET #Value = (SELECT TOP 1 Value FROM #ValueTable)
DELETE FROM #ValueTable
This worked for me:
DECLARE #SQL NVARCHAR(4000)
DECLARE #tbl Table (
Id int,
Account varchar(50),
Amount int
)
-- Lots of code to Create my dynamic sql statement
insert into #tbl EXEC sp_executesql #SQL
select * from #tbl
Here's something you can try
DECLARE #SqlStatement NVARCHAR(MAX) = ''
,#result XML
,#DatabaseName VARCHAR(100)
,#SchemaName VARCHAR(10)
,#ObjectName VARCHAR(200);
SELECT #DatabaseName = 'some database'
,#SchemaName = 'some schema'
,#ObjectName = 'some object (Table/View)'
SET #SqlStatement = '
SELECT #result = CONVERT(XML,
STUFF( ( SELECT *
FROM
(
SELECT TOP(100)
*
FROM ' + QUOTENAME(#DatabaseName) +'.'+ QUOTENAME(#SchemaName) +'.' + QUOTENAME(#ObjectName) + '
) AS A1
FOR XML PATH(''row''), ELEMENTS, ROOT(''recordset'')
), 1, 0, '''')
)
';
EXEC sp_executesql #SqlStatement,N'#result XML OUTPUT', #result = #result OUTPUT;
SELECT DISTINCT
QUOTENAME(r.value('fn:local-name(.)', 'VARCHAR(200)')) AS ColumnName
FROM #result.nodes('//recordset/*/*') AS records(r)
ORDER BY ColumnName
This was a long time ago, so not sure if this is still needed, but you could use ##ROWCOUNT variable to see how many rows were affected with the previous sql statement.
This is helpful when for example you construct a dynamic Update statement and run it with exec. ##ROWCOUNT would show how many rows were updated.
Here is the definition
I would like to output the result of the dynamic SQL into a variable called #Count but not sure what the syntax or even the code should like to accomplish this.
The code looks as follows:
declare #tab nvarchar(255) = 'Person.person'
declare #Count int
declare #SQL nvarchar(max) = 'select count(*) from '+ #tab
exec(#SQl)
select #Count
thank you
Here's another way to do it that also safely addresses the SQL Injection isuues:
/* Counts the number of rows from any non-system Table, *SAFELY* */
-- The table name passed
DECLARE #PassedTableName as NVarchar(255) = 'Person.Person';
-- Make sure this isn't a SQL Injection attempt
DECLARE #ActualTableName AS NVarchar(255)
SELECT #ActualTableName = TABLE_SCHEMA + '.' + TABLE_NAME
FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES
WHERE TABLE_NAME = PARSENAME(#PassedTableName,1)
AND TABLE_SCHEMA = PARSENAME(#PassedTableName,2)
-- make a temp table to hold the results
CREATE TABLE #tmp( cnt INT );
-- create the dynamic SQL
DECLARE #sql AS NVARCHAR(MAX)
SELECT #sql = 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ' + #ActualTableName + ';'
-- execute it and store the output into the temp table
INSERT INTO #tmp( cnt )
EXEC(#SQL);
-- Now, finally, we can get it into a local variable
DECLARE #result AS INT;
SELECT #result = cnt FROM #tmp;
You can utilize sp_executesql to execute your count() query, and output it #Count.
Try this:
-- Set the table to count from
declare #tab nvarchar(255) = 'Person.person'
-- Assign the SQL query
declare #SQL nvarchar(255) = N'SELECT count(*) FROM ' + #tab
-- Pepare for sp_executesql
declare #Count int
declare #Params nvarchar(100) = N'#Count int output'
-- Set the count to #Count
exec sp_executesql #SQL, #Params, #Count=#Count output
-- Output #Count
select #Count
One last thing: Person.person looks like you might be trying to reference a person column from a Person table. But the above query is a literal representation of what it looks like you're trying to achieve in your question.
The below question is pretty much identical to what you are asking here.
sp_executeSql with output parameter
DECLARE #retval int
DECLARE #sSQL nvarchar(500);
DECLARE #ParmDefinition nvarchar(500);
DECLARE #tablename nvarchar(50)
SELECT #tablename = N'products'
SELECT #sSQL = N'SELECT #retvalOUT = MAX(ID) FROM ' + #tablename;
SET #ParmDefinition = N'#retvalOUT int OUTPUT';
EXEC sp_executesql #sSQL, #ParmDefinition, #retvalOUT=#retval OUTPUT;
SELECT #retval;
I am trying to get count of a rows with specific values in a table, and if the count is 0, then add a value in the table. This count is a local variable in stored procedure.
I am building the SQL dynamically and storing SQL statement into a nvarchar variable.
Then, using EXEC I am running this SQL as follows hoping to populate count variable.
But it's not working.
DECLARE #qry NVARCHAR(max)
DECLARE #count INT
-- building #qry will result as follows
#qry = SELECT #count = COUNT(*) FROM aTable WHERE (col1 = #col1 AND ...)
#count = EXEC #qry
IF #count = 0
BEGIN
-- carry on with adding
END
In your sql ,why you are execute your query through EXEC because of your required output is already in #count variable so it is not need in your case.
Please refer below syntax.
DECLARE #qry Numeric
DECLARE #count INT
-- building #qry will result as follows
SELECT #count = COUNT(*) FROM aTable WHERE (col1 = #col1 AND ...)
IF #count = 0
BEGIN
-- carry on with adding
END
If you are building the query dynamically, you need sp_executesql. Try something like
-- building #qry will result as follows
#qry = 'SELECT #count = COUNT(*) FROM aTable WHERE (col1 = #col1 AND ...)'
EXEC sp_executesql #qry, N'#count INT OUTPUT', #count OUTPUT;
--Do whatever you want with #count...
Source: Aaron Bertrand's answer here and sp_executesql explanation..
I think #qry needs to be a string for executing, not the result of the select, like so:
DECLARE #qry NVARCHAR(max);
DECLARE #count INT;
-- building #qry will result as follows
SET #qry = 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM aTable WHERE (col1 = #col1 AND ...)';
SET #count = exec #qry;
I want get the value from Exec(#sql) and assign to #Rowcount(int)
Here is my query:
'SET #RowCount = (select count(*)
FROM dbo.Comm_Services
WHERE CompanyId = '+cast(#CompanyId as char)+' and '+#condition+')'
On the one hand you could use sp_executesql:
exec sp_executesql N'select #rowcount=count(*) from anytable',
N'#rowcount int output', #rowcount output;
On the other hand you could use a temporary table:
declare #result table ([rowcount] int);
insert into #result ([rowcount])
exec (N'select count(*) from anytable');
declare #rowcount int = (select top (1) [rowcount] from #result);
DECLARE #nReturn int = 0
EXEC #nReturn = Stored Procedure
Was playing with this today... I believe you can also use ##ROWCOUNT, like this:
DECLARE #SQL VARCHAR(50)
DECLARE #Rowcount INT
SET #SQL = 'SELECT 1 UNION SELECT 2'
EXEC(#SQL)
SET #Rowcount = ##ROWCOUNT
SELECT #Rowcount
Then replace the SELECT 1 UNION SELECT 2 with your actual select without the count. I'd suggest just putting 1 in your select, like this:
SELECT 1
FROM dbo.Comm_Services
WHERE....
....
(as opposed to putting SELECT *)
Hope that helps.
that's my procedure
CREATE PROC sp_count
#CompanyId sysname,
#codition sysname
AS
SET NOCOUNT ON
CREATE TABLE #ctr
( NumRows int )
DECLARE #intCount int
, #vcSQL varchar(255)
SELECT #vcSQL = ' INSERT #ctr FROM dbo.Comm_Services
WHERE CompanyId = '+#CompanyId+' and '+#condition+')'
EXEC (#vcSQL)
IF ##ERROR = 0
BEGIN
SELECT #intCount = NumRows
FROM #ctr
DROP TABLE #ctr
RETURN #intCount
END
ELSE
BEGIN
DROP TABLE #ctr
RETURN -1
END
GO
If i understand you correctly, (i probably don't)
'SELECT #RowCount = COUNT(*)
FROM dbo.Comm_Services
WHERE CompanyId = ' + CAST(#CompanyId AS CHAR) + '
AND ' + #condition
my sql statement is something like this below
DECLARE #OLD_NAV_VALUE AS INT
DECLARE #FINAL AS INT
SELECT #OLD_NAV_VALUE = [col1] from TBL_BA where DATE = #id_Date
SET #FINAL = #OLD_NAV_VALUE * 50
But the problem i am haveing here is that the column name in the select statement which is given as [col1] is a dynamic value. So i am trying something like this below.
DECLARE #OLD_NAV_VALUE AS INT
DECLARE #FINAL AS INT
EXEC('SELECT #OLD_NAV_VALUE = [' + #DYNAMIC_COL_NAME + '] from TBL_BA where DATE = ' + #id_Date)
SET #FINAL = #OLD_NAV_VALUE * 50
this gives an error that #OLD_NAV_VALUE has to be declared. So i tried declaring #OLD_NAV_VALUE inside the EXEC statement. But if i do this i am not able to use the same outside the EXEC statement.
Please let me know how to do this.
You can also use the sp_executesql statement with an output parameter:
declare #field nvarchar(50);
set #field = N'FieldToSelect';
declare #sql nvarchar(3000);
declare #parmDefinition nvarchar(500);
SET #parmDefinition = N'#returnValueOUT nvarchar(50) OUTPUT';
set #sql = N'SELECT #ReturnValueOUT = ' + #Field + ' FROM [TableName] WHERE [SomeCondition]'
declare #returnValue nvarchar(50);
EXECUTE sp_executesql #sql, #parmDefinition, #returnValueOut = #returnValue OUTPUT;
SELECT #returnValue
First, I'd suggest that you do a Google on "Erland dynamic SQL" and read his white paper on the subject.
Your design is probably not the best if it requires that you use a dynamic column name like this.
The reason that you can't do what you're trying to do is that everything in the EXEC is entirely in its own scope. If you absolutely have to do it this way though then you could use a table (either a normal table, or a global temporary table) to store the value for use outside of the EXEC.
We've used sp_executesql. Here's another example of a parameterized record count:
DECLARE #sql AS nvarchar(MAX)
SET #sql = N'SELECT #RecordCount = COUNT(*) FROM [{#SchemaName}].[{#TableName}]'
SET #sql = REPLACE(#sql, '{#SchemaName}', #SchemaName)
SET #sql = REPLACE(#sql, '{#TableName}', #TableName)
DECLARE #RecordCount AS int
EXEC sp_executesql
#query = #sql,
#params = N'#RecordCount INT OUTPUT',
#RecordCount = #RecordCount OUTPUT
This worked for me.
I declared a temp table and used it to receive the values from the select statement.
Something like below.
declare #i int
declare #v int
create table #t (val int)
insert into #t
exec ('declare #i int set #i = 0 select #i+1')
select * from #t