I come from the SQL Server world and am finding many things difficult to do in MySQL. For example: I have a script used for testing various operations and it doesn't like me to declare variables, but the exact same code works inside a stored procedure. ...
In SQL Server we can define variables, also known as local variables, both in ad hoc queries and in Stored Procedures with T-SQL logic. The process is quite straightforward using the DECLARE clause in both cases and the variables are identified by a preceding “@” plus the variable name. ...
Firstly, if we want to use a variable in SQL Server, we have to declare it. The DECLARE statement is used to declare a variable in SQL Server. In the second step, we have to specify the name of the variable. Local variable names have to start with an at (@) sign because this rul...
Table variables were introduced in SQL Server 2000 with intention to reduce recompiles. Over time, it gained popularity. Many users use to to populate large number of rows and then join with other tables.When the batch or stored procedure containing the table variable is compiled, the number ...
Stored Procedure: A block for SQL statements combined together under a name and saved in database which can be called on multiple times when needed. Variable: A variable holds a value that can be changed through the block. It is always associated with a datatype. Now let’s try to unde...
The scope of a variable is the range of Transact-SQL statements that can reference the variable. The scope of a variable lasts from the point it's declared until the end of the batch or stored procedure in which it's declared. For example, the following script generates a syntax error ...
Very common task when writing SQL Server stored procedure is to set value of some variable by using the SELECT query. Very simple example could look like this: [ T-SQL ] DECLARE@CurrentCategoryINT SET@CurrentCategory=(SELECTCategoryIDFROMArticlesWHEREID=@ID) ...
Like other programming languages, the SQL Server Transact-SQL language also allows temporary storage in the form of variables. Variables are stored in memory and are accessible only from the batch or stored procedure, or the function in which they are declared. There are three types of variables...
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2. Transact SQL also had a PRINT function that allowed me to dump debug messages to the output window. Is there something similar in MySQL that I can use to help debug things in MySQL Query browser? 3. I created a stored procedure, which I sourced into the MySQL console. After a few...