FreeTDS Development Group

["Lowden, James K" <LowdenJK AT bernstein.com>]

> From: Rogers, Tom [mailto:tom.rogers AT ccur.com]
> Sent: June 30, 2003 12:36 PM
> 
> However, to answer your specific question dealing with the use of
> sp_executesql for parameter passing, though I think on the 
> surface it is a
> good idea for the reasons you state, just be aware that I 
> don't think said system SP supports output parameters

Thomas, 

sp_executesql returns output parameters:

1> declare @b smallint 
   exec sp_executesql N'select @a=1', 
   N'@a int output', 
   @a=@b output 
   select @b
2> go

 ------
      1

(1 row affected)

--jkl
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