Question

I don’t think it is possible to do so what I would but I ask anyway.

I’ve found that I include the same variables in the top of every Stored Proc I make.
These variables are used for logging and error handling. They don’t change between stored procs, there meaning if fixed but primary use is to help readability and have a consistent style.

-- Declare code that resolve to possible Error
DECLARE @CONFLICT_CODE AS INT 
SET @CONFLICT_CODE= -99

-- Check for Conflict
IF Found > 0
BEGIN
    SELECT  @Error = @CONFLICT_CODE
END

I would be great to define these in a file that I could include into the stored proc.

I’m developing on SQL Server 2008 deploying to SQL Server 2005

Answer 1

You can’t do this in TSQL. Another way, there is no include or macro feature

However, you could create a UDF thus:

CREATE FUNCTION dbo.CONFLICT_CODE()
RETURNS int
AS
BEGIN
    RETURN -99
END

This would replace this in every proc

-- Declare code that resolve to possible Error
DECLARE @CONFLICT_CODE AS INT 
SET @CONFLICT_CODE= -99

and you’d use this

SELECT  @Error = dbo.CONFLICT_CODE()