I wish to know whether it's feasible to have a TSQL stored procedure return both a result set and the output parameter like so.
create procedure uspReadMyXmlInformation(@myXmlDoc xml, @myProductNum varchar(18) output) as
begin
set nocount on;
declare @myXmlContent table(MyOrderId varchar(12) not null
,CreatedAt datetime not null)
insert into @myXmlContent
select x.c.value('MyOrderID[1]', 'varchar(12)')
x.c.value('CreatedAt[1]', 'datetime')
from @myXmlDoc.nodes('MyRootNodeName/MyChildNodeName') x(c)
set @myProductNum='MyProductNum'
select *
from @myXmlContent
return;
end
So, what happens here is that I can either obtain the result set, when I remove the output parameter, or I obtain the output parameter and the result set is always empty (0=count(*)
).
Is there anyway I can obtain both with the same stored procedure or I'd better split them?
I think it's doable from this post in Oracle. I'd like to achieve the same in SQL Server, although constrained to the 2008 version.
Oracle stored procedure: return both result set and out parameters
What I like from doing it using the same SP is that both the result set and the output parameter represent information I read from the XML document. So, the name of the SP says it all, somehow.
EDIT
As some think it might be a duplicate of:
Possible to return an out parameter with a DataReader
I don't think it is as answers there are related as to how the DataReader behaves more than how it could be achieved with TSQL.
The fact is that I get the the value from the output parameter, but I don't get it from the result set at all, it's always returning null.
So, I'm on a SQL Server only project and I'd need that. Otherwise, I'll split it in two, if I can't achieve it in a timely fashion.
Here's how it's used:
declare @xmlInformationData table(MyOrderId varchar(12) not null
,CreatedAt datetime not null)
insert into @xmlInformationData
execute uspReadMyXmlInformation @myXmlDoc, @myProductNum output
while 0<(select count(*) from @xmlInformationData)
begin
-- This will never be executed because I have no rows in @xmlInformationData
-- And yet, before the loop, I have my out param value!
end
The following is a trivial demonstration of using both an output parameter and result set. Try running it a few times and the results should vary.
create procedure Arthur( @TheAnswer as Int Output ) as
begin
-- Set the value of the output parameter.
set @TheAnswer = 42;
-- Generate a single row most of the time.
select GetDate() as NextVogonPoetryReading
where DatePart( millisecond, GetDate() ) < 750;
end;
go 1
-- Declare the variables for the test.
declare @HHGTTU as Table ( HHGTTUId Int Identity, NextVogonPoetryReading DateTime );
declare @SixTimesNine as Int;
-- Execute the SP once so that the while loop might.
insert into @HHGTTU ( NextVogonPoetryReading )
execute Arthur @TheAnswer = @SixTimesNine Output;
-- See what happens.
while exists ( select Pi() from @HHGTTU )
begin
-- See where we are at.
select @SixTimesNine as SixTimesNine, Max( HHGTTUId ) as MaxHHGTTUId, Max( NextVogonPoetryReading ) as MaxNextVogonPoetryReading
from @HHGTTU;
-- Reset.
delete from @HHGTTU;
set @SixTimesNine = 54;
select @SixTimesNine as SixTimesNineAfterReset;
waitfor delay '00:00:00.100';
-- Execute the SP again.
insert into @HHGTTU ( NextVogonPoetryReading )
execute Arthur @TheAnswer = @SixTimesNine Output;
end;
Aside: My apologies for the trauma introduced into your life by my mention of a DataReader
. I was merely attempting to pass on my experience in a C# application without getting into the weeds of exactly what sort of connection to the database you are using, which driver(s) might be involved, ... .