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Asked: 2026-05-13T10:10:13+00:00

I have an insert statement that pulls some data into a few table variables

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I have an insert statement that pulls some data into a few table variables and then based on that data does a few inserts into several tables. I only care about the rows that are inserted into the real tables and not the table variables, but ExecuteNonQuery will return the sum of all @@ROWCOUNT’s. What I would like to know is there a way to override the rowcount that is returned using ExecuteNonQuery?

I am aware that I can use ExecuteScalar or output variables as an alternative.

Here is an example that boils it down to a simple example:

CREATE TABLE VersionExample ( Version Varchar(255) )  

Declare @RowCountICareAbout int

DECLARE @Example TABLE ( Version Varchar(255) )  

INSERT INTO @Example Select @@VERSION

INSERT INTO VersionExample SELECT Version FROM @Example

SET @RowCountICareAbout = @@ROWCOUNT

--Use @RowCountICareAbout as the rows affected returned to ExecuteNonQuery
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  1. Editorial Team

    No idea if this will work, but have you tried SET NOCOUNT ON (and then SET NOCOUNT OFF before your final query)?

    Update: this blog post and comments seem to indicate this will indeed work:

    http://petesbloggerama.blogspot.com/2006/10/note-to-self-set-nocount-on-not.html

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