Question

I want to do this:

Declare @a int;
Declare @b int;

SET @a,@b = (SELECT StartNum,EndNum FROM Users Where UserId = '1223')

PRINT @a
PRINT @b

But this is invalid syntax. How do I set multiple scalar variables in one select statement? I can do:

Declare @a int;
Declare @b int;

SET @a = (SELECT StartNum FROM Users Where UserId = '1223')
SET @b = (SELECT EndNum FROM Users Where UserId = '1223')

PRINT @a
PRINT @b

But this will take twice as long. What is the fastest way?

Answer 1

DECLARE @a int;
DECLARE @b int;

SELECT @a = StartNum, @b = EndNum 
FROM Users 
WHERE UserId = '1223'