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Posted - 2002-02-20 : 09:13:31
Steve writes "If the return statement is not used in a called stored procedure. What is the value passed back to the calling stored procedure if the execution of the called stored proc was unsuccessful( in other words a run-time error )?"

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Posted - 2002-02-20 : 09:37:45
A system stored procedure returns a zero if it was successful, and a non-zero value if there was an error.

In user-defined procedures, nothing is returned unless you explictly RETURN a value. This is not affected by any errors that have occurred.

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