>Hi everybody,
>
>Is it possible to grab a value from the field in a record I'm updating in one statement?
>
>In other words:
>

>@declare PersonType char(1)
>update Registration set Approved = 1 where RegistrationID = @RegistrationID

>
>Can I get PersonType in the same statement or should I do a separate select statement?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Ok, I found that I probably can use OUTPUT clause.
>
>1. I found that WHERE clause should follow the output (otherwise I was getting errors).
>
>2. This statement
>UPDATE Registration Set Approved = 1
>WHERE RegistrationID = 1
>
>Takes a very long time in the SSMS. The Registration table has 1482 records and 60 columns.

Ok, I can get values using

UPDATE Registration Set Approved = 1
output INSERTED.PersonType, p.PersonType
FROM Registration as r inner join PersonTypes as p on r.PersonType = p.LetterCode
WHERE RegistrationID = 1

But how can I now use these values in the following statements of my SP? In other words, I need different logic depending on PersonType (update different tables).