Re: Dynamic SQL

Sorry folks. Wrong Forum.

In article <8n15ta$mog$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   Joe Maloney <jrpm_at_my-deja.com> wrote:
> I am trying to write a dynamic sql routine that returns a value.
>
> Specifically, I want to build a sql command string such as
> select count(*) into :_at_indexcount from database.dbo.sysindexes
> where the database name is a variable (set by a cursor loop through
> sysdatabases.)
>
> THe script is something like
>
> Cursor getdbname is select name from master.dbo.sysdatabases
>
> open getdbname
> fetchnext getdbname into database
> while _at__at_fetch
> select _at_commandline='select count(*)
> from '+database+'.dbo.sysindexes'
> exec(_at_commandline) @indexcount real OUTPUT
> select _at_printline=convert(varchar,_at_indexcount)
> print _at_printline
> end
>
> I have tried every variation I can thing of, from calling other stored
> procedures, using 'into' as part of the string, etc. but I have not
> been able to figure out a way to get the 'count(*)' into _at_indexcount
 in
> a dynamic string statement.
>
> Is there a way to do this in TSQL or has my mental density finally
> exceeded reality?
>
> --
> Joseph R.P. Maloney, CCP,CSP,CDP
> MPiR, Inc.
> 502-451-7404
> some witty phrase goes here, I think.
>
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Joseph R.P. Maloney, CCP,CSP,CDP
MPiR, Inc.
502-451-7404
some witty phrase goes here, I think.


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