>Why does it have to be one line?
>
>if COALESCE(@EquipmentId,'') !=''
> begin
> select @Pk = equip_pk from dbo.eq_file where Id_Number = @EquipmentId;
> if @Pk==null
> begin
> raieserror ...
> return
> end
> end
I don't know how COALESCE() works but in my test, when I pass a value to @EquipmentId, the code never goes to SELECT ..
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