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Good practice of returning error from store proc
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Microsoft SQL Server
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Stored procedures, Triggers, UDFs
Title:
Good practice of returning error from store proc
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SQL Server:
SQL Server 2005
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01544314
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Hi,

In my VFP stored procedures I always returned a string; empty if no problem occurred; or the string would have a description of the error, if a problem occurred.

In SQL Server stored procedures, I learned today, I can only return an integer. I am thinking about returning 0 if no problem and -1 if there is a problem. Then, if there is a problem, set to an OUTPUT parameter the value of error message. I am wondering if this would be a good practice? My concern is that then each and every stored procedure would have to have an OUTPUT parameter.

I would appreciate any suggestions on this topic. TIA.
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