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Selecting Top 1 as output param?

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sherpa99
Starting Member

20 Posts

Posted - 2006-02-20 : 11:22:12

I'm trying to select a random single field/record with a query and return it as an output parameter. my query won't validate -- what's wrong? Is there a better approach?

thanks

-----------------------------------


CREATE PROCEDURE  testCard_get
(
	@ecomID	       int,
 	@cardNumber    varchar(50) OUTPUT
)

AS

SELECT     
	@cardNumber = Top 1 a.cardNumber 
	

FROM         
	cards a INNER JOIN card_bndDetails b 
		ON a.cardID = b.cardID

WHERE     
	a.used = 0
	AND b.ecomID = @ecomID
	AND a.shipEqualsBill IS NULL

ORDER BY 
	NEWID()
GO

TG
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

6065 Posts

Posted - 2006-02-20 : 11:31:21

just had the wrong order of keywords


SELECT     top 1
	@cardNumber = a.cardNumber 
...

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TG

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