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Asked: 2026-06-17T09:49:28+00:00

DECLARE @XML1 XML SET @XML1=SELECT XMLCOLUMN FROM TABLE WHERE ID=’123-456′ when i do like

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DECLARE @XML1 XML

SET @XML1=SELECT XMLCOLUMN FROM TABLE WHERE ID='123-456'

when i do like this i am getting following error message:

Incorrect syntax near the keyword ‘SELECT’.

Could anyone please help me how to assign xmlcolumn value to xml variable.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Use

    SELECT @XML1= XMLCOLUMN FROM TABLE WHERE ID='123-456'

    Or

    SET @XML1= (SELECT XMLCOLUMN FROM TABLE WHERE ID='123-456')

    They behave the same if the query returns exactly one row but differ otherwise.

    +----+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
|    |                        SELECT                         |                   SET                    |
+----+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
| 0  | No Assignment made. Variable has original value.      | Variable set to null                     |
| 1  | Variable assigned the one matching value              | Variable assigned the one matching value |
| >1 | Variable assigned arbitrary value from matching rows. | Error raised                             |
+----+-------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
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