Question

Hi all i’m looking for a way to pass in a generated id from a sproc to another sproc.

i.e.

@name varchar(12), @descript varchar(55) @test_date date, @test_result varchar(1) BEGIN    EXEC ts_create_item @name, @descript END if (@test_date is not null) or (isnull(@test_result_id,'')!='') BEGIN    Exec ts_update_test_results @itemid(generated from the sproc before), @test_date, @test_result End 

Is there a way to do this in sql server?

Thanks

Answer 1

Use an output variable

so you would declare the previous proc like

Create proc SomeProc (@parm1 int, @parm2 int, @id int = null OUTPUT) as Begin   ...do some insert   select @id = scope_identity() End  

And remember, OUTPUT has to be specified both when declaring and assigning the parameter ie.

Exec someproc @parm1, @parm2, @id OUTPUT 

Alternately you can use a local variable to hold the result

e.g.

create proc somesample(@in int) as Begin     select @in * 2 End   declare @var int exec @var = somesample 1 print @var 2