>>>>>>>There is no such term in SQL Server as 'temp variables'. All variables in T-SQL are local to the batch that created it.
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>>>>>>Well I'm glad you corrected me.... Are you so anally retentive that you didn't know what I meant? Forget it don't answer, I already know the answer.
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>>>>>With your original statement I didn't know you meant local variables as it had no relevance to the topic under discussion. Therefore of course I assumed you talked about temp tables and corrected.
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>>>>I'm having trouble understanding you as you're missing to many commas in your sentences to make it legible...see I can be anal too.. and I can correct too, if you want.
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>>Sure, I always eager to learn proper English. You can correct my English any time you see a chance.
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>What about Martina's reply?

This isn't directed at you personally. So this is really addressed to all the contributors


this was a technical discussion which now seems to have gone into the usual abuse.

Whats going on ?