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Asked: 2026-05-23T07:45:31+00:00

Is it possible that Execute SQL Query without Displaying results? like Select * from

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Is it possible that Execute SQL Query without Displaying results?

like 

Select * from Table_Name

after running this query result should not be displayed in sql server.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Executing will return a recordset. It may have no rows of course but get a result

    You can suppress rows but not the resultset with SET FMTONLY

    SET FMTONLY ON
SELECT * FROM sys.tables

SET FMTONLY OFF
SELECT * FROM sys.tables

    Never had a use for it personally though…

    Edit 2018. As noted, see @deroby’s answer for a better solution these days

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