Does that mean that one can not add a global variable, or that it is done differently than a declaration. If the latter, how is it done??

>Normally the @@ or double @ is used to denote a global variable, but as these can not be declared it's use in your case is redundant.
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>Mace
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>>I have come across some SQL code in a legacy database here that uses variables declared as
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>>DECLARE @@ThisVariable Char(25), ... etc.
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>>I have not seen, nor do I find, any reference to a variable so declared in the BOL. I need to update this proceedure, and do not want to cause any problems due to a lack of understanding. Any help is appriciated, as always. :)