SQL Server - BCP utility is not exporting multiple files - sql-server

I'm trying to export some data to XML files on a specific location, from SQL, using BCP utility. The information within my stored procedure that is generating the XML are selected through a view which returns the following information:
GUID IDHeader IDLines
-------------------------------------------------------------
A5AF1E8B-C743-4B26-979E-9B83B0037253 GEA-00008 GEA-00008
A5AF1E8B-C743-4B26-979E-9B83B0037253 GEA-00008 GEA-00008
AA4919C5-8050-4DD3-A463-F04BC0AE3F72 GEA-00011 GEA-00011
AA4919C5-8050-4DD3-A463-F04BC0AE3F72 GEA-00011 GEA-00011
5F4E196C-A360-48B7-8127-3364C7268706 GEA-00012 GEA-00012
5F4E196C-A360-48B7-8127-3364C7268706 GEA-00012 GEA-00012
F0CD1949-F8E0-4A74-B273-E9F285B844DB GEA-00013 GEA-00013
F0CD1949-F8E0-4A74-B273-E9F285B844DB GEA-00013 GEA-00013
Based on the information above, I should have 4 XML files generated, but somehow only 1 file is generated and I do not understand why.
Part of my code looks like this:
BEGIN
DECLARE #XMLFinal varchar(MAX) = '';
DECLARE #nr nvarchar(100);
DECLARE #XML varchar(MAX);
DECLARE Records CURSOR FAST_FORWARD FOR
SELECT DISTINCT
GUID
FROM MyView;
OPEN Records;
FETCH NEXT FROM Records
INTO #nr;
WHILE ##FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
SET #XML = '';
SET #XML = (SELECT TOP 1
IDHeader,
IDLines
FROM MyView
WHERE GUID = #nr
FOR XML PATH(''));
FETCH NEXT FROM Records
INTO #nr;
SET #XMLFinal = #XMLFinal + #XML;
END;
CLOSE Records;
DEALLOCATE Records;
IF #XMLFinal IS NOT NULL
AND NOT #XMLFinal LIKE '%ORD%'
BEGIN
INSERT INTO ExportOrder (XML,
Sent)
SELECT #XMLFinal,
'0';
DECLARE #XMLExport varchar(MAX);
DECLARE #Name varchar(MAX);
DECLARE #ID nvarchar(MAX);
SET #ID = (SELECT TOP 1 IDHeader FROM MyView WHERE GUID = #nr);
SET #Name = 'Order-' + #ID + '_' + FORMAT(GETDATE(), 'yyyyMMddHHmmss') + '.xml';
SET #XMLExport = #XML;
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..##x') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE ##x;
SELECT #XMLExport AS x
INTO ##x;
DECLARE #cmd nvarchar(4000);
DECLARE #pathAndFileName nvarchar(MAX);
DECLARE #result int;
SET #pathAndFileName = N'C:\MyFolder\' + #Name;
SET #cmd = N'C:\Binn\bcp.exe "SELECT * from ##x" queryout "' + #pathAndFileName + N'" -c -T -t; ';
EXEC #result = xp_cmdshell #cmd;
END;
END;
What am I doing wrong here? What should I do to generate all 4 files? Thanks

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I am creating a procedure in T-SQL:
CREATE PROCEDURE usp_QC1
AS
BEGIN
DECLARE #tablename varchar(100);
DECLARE #sfilename varchar(100);
DECLARE #rread varchar(100);
DECLARE #rwrite varchar(100);
DECLARE #sserver varchar(100);
DECLARE #dbname varchar(100);
DECLARE cur_tracking CURSOR FOR
SELECT
[TableName],
sfilename,
[RecordsRead],
[RecordsWritten],
[SQLServer],
[SQLDatabase]
FROM
[ADataTracker].[dbo].[TrackerLoadLog]
WHERE
LOWER(datagroup) LIKE '%Oracle RMS%'
AND SUBSTRING(sfilename, 1, 10) = '2022-03-16'
OPEN cur_tracking;
FETCH NEXT FROM cur_tracking INTO #tablename, #sfilename, #rread, #rwrite, #sserver, #dbname;
WHILE ##Fetch_status = 0
BEGIN
SELECT
sfilename, COUNT(*)
FROM
#sserver + '.dbo.' + #dbname
WHERE
sfilename = #sfilename
GROUP BY
sfilename
FETCH NEXT FROM cur_tracking INTO #tablename, #sfilename, #rread, #rwrite, #sserver, #dbname;
END;
CLOSE cur_tracking;
DEALLOCATE cur_tracking;
END
The cursor cur_tracking is holding the data (just showing 1 record)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TableName |sfilename | RecordsRead |RecordsWritten |SQLServer |SQLDatabase |
History |2022-03-16\20220316032322.dat| 5819560 |5819560 |a.stg.sql.ccaintranet.com |DataRms_Back |
So the cursor is having all the information of server, Databasename, tablename. I want to go to those each server.db.table and retrieve the information using these cursor elements:
SELECT sfilename, COUNT(*)
FROM #sserver + '.dbo.' + #dbname
WHERE sfilename = #sfilename
GROUP BY sfilename
But I get an error:
invalid column name sfilename
must declare the table variable #sserver
This is never going to work:
select sfilename,count(*) from #sserver+'.dbo.'+#dbname
You can't parameterize entity names like this (also database comes before schema, and you missed #tablename entirely).
Instead you can do:
DECLARE #sql nvarchar(max), #exec nvarchar(1000);
...
-- then inside the cursor:
SET #sql = N'select sfilename = #sfilename,count(*)
FROM dbo.' + QUOTENAME(#tablename)
+ N' WHERE sfilename = #sfilename;';
SET #exec = QUOTENAME(#dbname) + N'.sys.sp_executesql';
EXEC #exec #sql, N'#sfilename varchar(100)', #sfilename;
Note that all of these need to be nvarchar(128), and you can use the same DECLARE for multiple variables to lighten eye strain:
DECLARE #tablename nvarchar(128),
#sfilename nvarchar(128),
#dbname nvarchar(128);
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SQL Server Table Parameter without defining fields [duplicate]

I am trying to execute this query:
declare #tablename varchar(50)
set #tablename = 'test'
select * from #tablename
This produces the following error:
Msg 1087, Level 16, State 1, Line 5
Must declare the table variable "#tablename".
What's the right way to have the table name populated dynamically?
For static queries, like the one in your question, table names and column names need to be static.
For dynamic queries, you should generate the full SQL dynamically, and use sp_executesql to execute it.
Here is an example of a script used to compare data between the same tables of different databases:
Static query:
SELECT * FROM [DB_ONE].[dbo].[ACTY]
EXCEPT
SELECT * FROM [DB_TWO].[dbo].[ACTY]
Since I want to easily change the name of table and schema, I have created this dynamic query:
declare #schema sysname;
declare #table sysname;
declare #query nvarchar(max);
set #schema = 'dbo'
set #table = 'ACTY'
set #query = '
SELECT * FROM [DB_ONE].' + QUOTENAME(#schema) + '.' + QUOTENAME(#table) + '
EXCEPT
SELECT * FROM [DB_TWO].' + QUOTENAME(#schema) + '.' + QUOTENAME(#table);
EXEC sp_executesql #query
Since dynamic queries have many details that need to be considered and they are hard to maintain, I recommend that you read: The curse and blessings of dynamic SQL
Change your last statement to this:
EXEC('SELECT * FROM ' + #tablename)
This is how I do mine in a stored procedure. The first block will declare the variable, and set the table name based on the current year and month name, in this case TEST_2012OCTOBER. I then check if it exists in the database already, and remove if it does. Then the next block will use a SELECT INTO statement to create the table and populate it with records from another table with parameters.
--DECLARE TABLE NAME VARIABLE DYNAMICALLY
DECLARE #table_name varchar(max)
SET #table_name =
(SELECT 'TEST_'
+ DATENAME(YEAR,GETDATE())
+ UPPER(DATENAME(MONTH,GETDATE())) )
--DROP THE TABLE IF IT ALREADY EXISTS
IF EXISTS(SELECT name
FROM sysobjects
WHERE name = #table_name AND xtype = 'U')
BEGIN
EXEC('drop table ' + #table_name)
END
--CREATES TABLE FROM DYNAMIC VARIABLE AND INSERTS ROWS FROM ANOTHER TABLE
EXEC('SELECT * INTO ' + #table_name + ' FROM dbo.MASTER WHERE STATUS_CD = ''A''')
Use:
CREATE PROCEDURE [dbo].[GetByName]
#TableName NVARCHAR(100)
AS
BEGIN
-- SET NOCOUNT ON added to prevent extra result sets from
-- interfering with SELECT statements.
SET NOCOUNT ON;
DECLARE #sSQL nvarchar(500);
SELECT #sSQL = N'SELECT * FROM' + QUOTENAME(#TableName);
EXEC sp_executesql #sSQL
END
You can't use a table name for a variable. You'd have to do this instead:
DECLARE #sqlCommand varchar(1000)
SET #sqlCommand = 'SELECT * from yourtable'
EXEC (#sqlCommand)
You'll need to generate the SQL content dynamically:
declare #tablename varchar(50)
set #tablename = 'test'
declare #sql varchar(500)
set #sql = 'select * from ' + #tablename
exec (#sql)
Use sp_executesql to execute any SQL, e.g.
DECLARE #tbl sysname,
#sql nvarchar(4000),
#params nvarchar(4000),
#count int
DECLARE tblcur CURSOR STATIC LOCAL FOR
SELECT object_name(id) FROM syscolumns WHERE name = 'LastUpdated'
ORDER BY 1
OPEN tblcur
WHILE 1 = 1
BEGIN
FETCH tblcur INTO #tbl
IF ##fetch_status <> 0
BREAK
SELECT #sql =
N' SELECT #cnt = COUNT(*) FROM dbo.' + quotename(#tbl) +
N' WHERE LastUpdated BETWEEN #fromdate AND ' +
N' coalesce(#todate, ''99991231'')'
SELECT #params = N'#fromdate datetime, ' +
N'#todate datetime = NULL, ' +
N'#cnt int OUTPUT'
EXEC sp_executesql #sql, #params, '20060101', #cnt = #count OUTPUT
PRINT #tbl + ': ' + convert(varchar(10), #count) + ' modified rows.'
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DEALLOCATE tblcur
You need to use the SQL Server dynamic SQL:
DECLARE #table NVARCHAR(128),
#sql NVARCHAR(MAX);
SET #table = N'tableName';
SET #sql = N'SELECT * FROM ' + #table;
Use EXEC to execute any SQL:
EXEC (#sql)
Use EXEC sp_executesql to execute any SQL:
EXEC sp_executesql #sql;
Use EXECUTE sp_executesql to execute any SQL:
EXECUTE sp_executesql #sql
Declare #tablename varchar(50)
set #tablename = 'Your table Name'
EXEC('select * from ' + #tablename)
Also, you can use this...
DECLARE #SeqID varchar(150);
DECLARE #TableName varchar(150);
SET #TableName = (Select TableName from Table);
SET #SeqID = 'SELECT NEXT VALUE FOR ' + #TableName + '_Data'
exec (#SeqID)
Declare #fs_e int, #C_Tables CURSOR, #Table varchar(50)
SET #C_Tables = CURSOR FOR
select name from sysobjects where OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsUserTable') = 1 AND name like 'TR_%'
OPEN #C_Tables
FETCH #C_Tables INTO #Table
SELECT #fs_e = sdec.fetch_Status FROM sys.dm_exec_cursors(0) as sdec where sdec.name = '#C_Tables'
WHILE ( #fs_e <> -1)
BEGIN
exec('Select * from ' + #Table)
FETCH #C_Tables INTO #Table
SELECT #fs_e = sdec.fetch_Status FROM sys.dm_exec_cursors(0) as sdec where sdec.name = '#C_Tables'
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Stored procedure not returning results from table variable?

I have a stored procedure that I'm working on and I'm trying to get it to return the results that are stored into a table variable that I created within the procedure. For some reason, its not returning anything when I execute the procedure. However, if I take the piece of code used to populate the table variable and take it out of the procedure it works...
The code is as follows:
Test Code
DECLARE #RC int
DECLARE #constraint_names nvarchar(max)
DECLARE #column_names nvarchar(max)
DECLARE #table_name nvarchar(max)
DECLARE #table_schema nvarchar(max)
DECLARE #database_name nvarchar(max)
DECLARE #debug int
DECLARE #ExistFlag int;
-- TODO: Set parameter values here.
SET #column_names = 'M2016_Object_ID int, Name varchar(50), a int, b'
SET #table_name = 'tblM2016_Objects';
SET #debug = 0;
SET #ExistFlag = 1;
DECLARE #existing_cols TABLE (Value nvarchar(max));
INSERT INTO #existing_cols EXEC spM2016_CheckColumnExistence_tblM2016
#column_names, #table_name, #database_name, #table_schema, 1, 0;
select * from #existing_cols
Results
Value
M2016_Object_ID int
Name varchar(50)
This is the expected result since I'm testing to see if M2016_Object_ID and Name column exist in the tblM2016_Objects table.
However, when I execute this inside the stored procedure I'm working on, it returns nothing.
Stored Procedure
ALTER PROCEDURE spM2016_ChangePKConstraints_tblM2016
-- Add the parameters for the stored procedure here
#constraint_names nvarchar(max) =
N'PK_tblM2016_Fields_M2016_Field_ID',
#column_names nvarchar(max) = N'M2016_Field_ID',
#table_name nvarchar(max) = N'tblM2016_Fields',
#table_schema nvarchar(max) = N'dbo',
#database_name nvarchar(max) = N'MET',
#debug int = 0
AS
BEGIN
-- SET NOCOUNT ON added to prevent extra result sets from
-- interfering with SELECT statements.
SET NOCOUNT ON;
-- Insert statements for procedure here
DECLARE #tbl_name nvarchar(max) = N'tblM2016_Fields',
#col_names nvarchar(max) = N'M2016_Field_ID',
#tbl_schema nvarchar(max) = N'dbo',
#db_name nvarchar(max) = N'MET',
#tbl_full_name nvarchar(max),
#tbl_short_name nvarchar(max),
#sql nvarchar(max),
#params nvarchar(max)
-- Insert statements for procedure here
SET #col_names = ISNULL(NULLIF(#column_names, ''), #col_names);
SET #tbl_name = quotename(ISNULL(NULLIF(#table_name, ''), #tbl_name));
SET #tbl_schema = quotename(ISNULL(NULLIF(#table_schema, ''), #tbl_schema));
SET #db_name = quotename(ISNULL(NULLIF(#database_name, ''), #db_name));
SET #tbl_full_name = #db_name + '.' + #tbl_schema + '.' + #tbl_name;
SET #tbl_short_name = #tbl_schema + '.' + #tbl_name;
DECLARE #existing_cols TABLE (Value nvarchar(max));
DECLARE #nonexisting_cols TABLE (Value nvarchar(max));
--INSERT INTO #split_columns
-- SELECT *
-- FROM
-- fnM2016_Split_String_Inline(#col_names, ',');
--IF (#debug = 1)
-- SELECT * FROM #split_columns;
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE type = 'PK' AND parent_object_id = OBJECT_ID(#tbl_full_name))
BEGIN
-- No PK constraint, check col_names to see which exist and don't exist
INSERT INTO #existing_cols EXEC spM2016_CheckColumnExistence_tblM2016 #col_names, #tbl_name, #db_name, #tbl_schema, 1, 0;
INSERT INTO #nonexisting_cols EXEC spM2016_CheckColumnExistence_tblM2016 #col_names, #tbl_name, #db_name, #tbl_schema, 0, 0;
SELECT * FROM #existing_cols;
SELECT * FROM #nonexisting_cols;
END
--ELSE
--BEGIN
--END
END
Results
These are the results after executing the procedure with the same parameter values in the test above:
EXECUTE #RC = [dbo].[spM2016_ChangePKConstraints_tblM2016]
#constraint_names
,#column_names
,#table_name
,#table_schema
,#database_name
,#debug;
Result
Value
The table purposely does not have a primary key. Proof:
In your procedure, change the name of the table in your Declare section.
This should fix the issue.
ALTER PROCEDURE spM2016_ChangePKConstraints_tblM2016
-- Add the parameters for the stored procedure here
#constraint_names nvarchar(max) =
N'PK_tblM2016_Fields_M2016_Field_ID',
#column_names nvarchar(max) = N'M2016_Field_ID',
#table_name nvarchar(max) = N'tblM2016_Objects',
#table_schema nvarchar(max) = N'dbo',
#database_name nvarchar(max) = N'MET',
#debug int = 0
AS
BEGIN
-- SET NOCOUNT ON added to prevent extra result sets from
-- interfering with SELECT statements.
SET NOCOUNT ON;
-- Insert statements for procedure here
DECLARE #tbl_name nvarchar(max) = N'tblM2016_Objects',
#col_names nvarchar(max) = N'M2016_Field_ID',
#tbl_schema nvarchar(max) = N'dbo',
#db_name nvarchar(max) = N'MET',
#tbl_full_name nvarchar(max),
#tbl_short_name nvarchar(max),
#sql nvarchar(max),
#params nvarchar(max)
I figured out the issue. My #table_name, #table_schema, and #database_name being passed into the spM2016_CheckColumnExistence_tblM2016 procedure inside the spM2016_ChangePKConstraints_tblM2016 were already escaped through the call to quotename(). Inside the spM2016_CheckColumnExistence_tblM2016, I also do a qutoename() of the parameters as a validation check against bad table, database, and schema names. That procedure code was left out and I apologize for that.
Essentially the problem area is here (with problem parameters highlighted with **)
Problem code in spM2016_ChangePKConstraints_tblM2016
INSERT INTO #existing_cols EXEC spM2016_CheckColumnExistence_tblM2016 #col_names, **#tbl_name**, **#db_name**, **#tbl_schema**, 1, 0;
Notice that those parameters being passed to spM2016_CheckColumnExistence_tblM2016 have already been escaped with quotename() above in the spM2016_ChangePKConstraints_tblM2016 procedure. Now, here is the missing key code in the spM2016_CheckColumnExistence_tblM2016 procedure:
Problem code in spM2016_CheckColumnExistence_tblM2016
ALTER PROCEDURE spM2016_CheckColumnExistence_tblM2016
-- Add the parameters for the stored procedure here
#column_names nvarchar(max) = N'M2016_Field_ID int',
#table_name nvarchar(max) = N'tblM2016_Fields',
#database_name nvarchar(max) = N'MET',
#table_schema nvarchar(max) = N'dbo',
#ExistFlag int = 1, -- Check for column existence in given table = 1
-- Check for column non-existence in given table = 0
#debug int = 0
AS
BEGIN
-- SET NOCOUNT ON added to prevent extra result sets from
-- interfering with SELECT statements.
SET NOCOUNT ON;
-- Insert statements for procedure here
DECLARE #tbl_name nvarchar(max) = N'tblM2016_Fields',
#col_names nvarchar(max) = N'M2016_Field_ID',
#tbl_schema nvarchar(max) = N'dbo',
#db_name nvarchar(max) = N'MET',
#tbl_full_name nvarchar(max),
#tbl_short_name nvarchar(max)
-- Insert statements for procedure here
***** PROBLEM STARTS HERE *****
SET #col_names = ISNULL(NULLIF(#column_names, ''), #col_names);
SET #tbl_name = quotename(ISNULL(NULLIF(#table_name, ''), #tbl_name));
SET #tbl_schema = quotename(ISNULL(NULLIF(#table_schema, ''), #tbl_schema));
SET #db_name = quotename(ISNULL(NULLIF(#database_name, ''), #db_name));
SET #tbl_full_name = #db_name + '.' + #tbl_schema + '.' + #tbl_name;
SET #tbl_short_name = #tbl_schema + '.' + #tbl_name;
I've highlighted the issue with ***** PROBLEM STARTS HERE ***** for clarity. As you can see, spM2016_CheckColumnExistence_tblM2016 also does a quotename call to make sure the #table_name, #table_schema, and #database_name passed to spM2016_CheckColumnExistence_tblM2016 has proper escaping as well. But, since I passed the already quotenamed #table_name, #table_schema, and #database_name from spM2016_ChangePKConstraints_tblM2016 into spM2016_CheckColumnExistence_tblM2016 as #col_names, #tbl_name, #db_name, #tbl_schema, they got double quoted and were thus unrecognizable when doing comparisons in the sys.object queries in spM2016_CheckColumnExistence_tblM2016 and so were returning bogus results.
The reason the test code worked is because the parameters were not already escaped when passed into the spM2016_CheckColumnExistence_tblM2016, thus causing the table variable to execute fine.
Turns out, it had nothing to do with the table variable :/

Can I apply an update statement to multiple databases at the same time?

Say I want to run the following:
update users set age = 10
on databases:
db1, db2, db3
All on the same server, I want to loop through and perform the same action.
Currently I am doing this manually using management studio via the dropdown.
Hoping there is a better way.
You could probably do it with dynamic SQL. Something like so:
create table #dbs (db_name sysname not null)
insert into #dbs values ('db1'),('db2'),('db3')
declare curs cursor for
select db_name from #dbs
declare #db sysname, #sql nvarchar(max)
open curs
while(1=1)
begin
fetch next from curs into #db
if (##fetch_status <> 0)
break
set #sql = 'update ' + quotename(#db) + '.dbo.users set age = 10'
exec(#sql)
end
close curs
deallocate curs
drop table #dbs
Not sure about doing it 'dynamically', i.e. a FOR-EACH style loop on all the databases in a server, but this should work:
USE db1
update users set age = 10
GO
USE db2
update users set age = 10
GO
USE db3
update users set age = 10
Designate a server as a central management server and then add the other servers to the server group. Then you can run the update on all databases within the group. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb934126.aspx
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set nocount on
declare #Catalog as nvarchar(32)
declare #LibraryName as varchar(255)
declare #dbtable as varchar(50)
declare #retval as nvarchar(50)
declare #sSQL as nvarchar(max)
declare #parmdef as nvarchar(500)
declare #retvalout as nvarchar(50)
Declare Library_Cursor Cursor for
select top(1000) xCatalog, xLibraryName
from Active_DBs
order by xcatalog
Open Library_Cursor;
Fetch Next from Library_Cursor into #Catalog, #LibraryName
while ##Fetch_status = 0
begin
set #dbTable = #Catalog + '.dbo.las_circperiods'
set #ParmDef = N'#retvalOUT int OUTPUT';
set #sSQL = N'Select #retvalout = count(*) from ' + #dbtable
+ ' where xlastcircdate is null'
exec sp_executesql #ssql,#parmdef,#retvalout=#retval output
if #retval > 0 -- check/print Sql and then activate.
-- I like checking to see the potentially affected databases.
begin
print #Catalog + ',' + #LibraryName + ',' + #retval
set #ssql = N'update ' + #dbTable
+ ' set xlastcircdate = '''' '
+ ' where xlastcircdate is null'
-- print #ssql -- View what you might will do
exec sp_executesql #ssql -- Do it.
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how to assign the integer value to nvarchar or varchar datatype in stored procedure

how to assign the integer value to nvarchar or varchar datatype in stored procedure
DECLARE #SQLString nvarchar(max)
SET #SQLString = N'declare #Identifier int;
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ' + #batch+' where Identifier = #Identifier'
i need to check whether the #SQLString is 0 or not.
i.e i want to check -----> if(#SQLString =0). how to assign a integer val to nvarchar or varchar
You could try something like
DECLARE #IntVal INT,
#ParamDef NVARCHAR(MAX),
#SQLString nvarchar(max),
#batch VARCHAR(MAX)
SELECT #batch = 'Batch',
#SQLString = N'SELECT #IntVal = COUNT(*) FROM ' + #batch,
#ParamDef = '#IntVal INT OUTPUT'
EXECUTE sp_executesql #SQLString,#ParamDef, #IntVal=#IntVal OUT
SELECT #IntVal
Have a look at sp_executesql (Transact-SQL)
I think this way is best:
DECLARE
#Cnt int,
#SQL nvarchar(max),
#batch sysname,
#Identifier varchar(30)
-- set #batch and #Identifier
SET #SQL = 'SELECT #Cnt = Count(*) FROM ' + #batch
+ ' WHERE Identifier = #Identifier'
EXEC sp_executesql #SQL, N'#Cnt int OUT, #Identifier varchar(30)',
#Cnt OUT, #Identifier
IF #Cnt = 0 BEGIN
--do something
END
ELSE BEGIN
--do something else
END
Though if you only care whether it's 0 or not, then you should do this instead, which can stop after finding only one row, instead of having to count them all:
DECLARE
#HasRows bit,
#SQL nvarchar(max),
#batch sysname,
#Identifier varchar(30)
-- set #batch and #Identifier
SET #SQL = 'SET #HasRows = CASE WHEN EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM '
+ #batch + ' WHERE Identifier = #Identifier) THEN 1 ELSE 0 END'
EXEC sp_executesql #SQL, N'#HasRows bit OUT, #Identifier varchar(30)',
#HasRows OUT, #Identifier
IF #HasRows = 0 BEGIN
--do something
END
ELSE BEGIN
--do something else
END
However, if there's any way you can avoid using dynamic SQL and changing table names, that would be best. Then it is a simple query:
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM TableName WHERE Identifier = #Identifier) BEGIN
-- do something
END
You're setting #SQLString to a query... if you want to see if it's '0', then you can just do:
IF #SQLString = '0'
But I think you're trying to find out if there are 0 rows in your batch, in which case, you mean something more like:
DECLARE #Res TABLE (cnt int);
INSERT #Res exec sp_executesql #SQLString;
IF (SELECT MAX(cnt) FROM #Res) = 0 /* Means empty batch */
convert it:
SET #var = CONVERT(VARCHAR, #intval)
Sascha
I am assuming that you are trying to check how many rows the dynamic sql returned you can do something like this:
DECLARE #SQLString nvarchar(max)
SET #SQLString = N'declare #Identifier int;
SELECT * FROM ' + #batch+' where Identifier = #Identifier'
exec #SQLString
set #SQLString = ##ROWCOUNT
if #SQLString = 0
begin
...
end

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