>

>-- SP_1
>select .... -- a really complex query
>return @@rowcount
>
>
>-- SP_1Count
>declare @iRows int
>execute @iRows = SP_1
>select @iRows as NumberOfItems
>

>
>When SP1_Count is called from anywhere (QueryAnalyzer, VFP, ADO) there are two recordsets returned. I'd really like to only have the select @iRows result come back to the client. So how can I get SP_1Count to swallow up the recordset produced by SP_1?

Here another approach, suggested by a member of another forum (I even didn't thought about this :o):

SELECT  count(*)
FROM    OPENROWSET ('SQLOLEDB','Server=(local);TRUSTED_CONNECTION=YES;','set fmtonly off exec YourDB.dbo.SP_1)
AS tbl