Question

I have a mysql stored procedure from this (google book), and one example is this:

DELIMITER $$

DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS my_sqrt$$
CREATE PROCEDURE my_sqrt(input_number INT, OUT out_number FLOAT)
BEGIN
    SET out_number=SQRT(input_number);
END$$

DELIMITER ;

The procedure compiles fine. (I am using MySQL Query Browser in ubuntu).

However when I call the procedure:

CALL my_sqrt(4,@out_value);

(also in query browser)

It returns an error:

(1064) You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that
corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use
near ‘SELECT @out_value’ at line 2

Why isn’t this example working?

Answer 1

Unable to replicate. It worked fine for me:

mysql> CALL my_sqrt(4, @out_value);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> SELECT @out_value;
+------------+
| @out_value |
+------------+
| 2          | 
+------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

Perhaps you should paste the entire error message instead of summarizing it.