Hey, Magnus/Bonnie,

In BOL, if you search on "local variables" and select the 2nd topic (Transact-SQL variables), you'll find the following:

The scope of a variable is the range of Transact-SQL statements that can reference the variable. The scope of a variable lasts from the point it is declared until the end of the batch or stored procedure in which it is declared. For example, this script generates a syntax error because the variable is declared in one batch and referenced in another:

DECLARE MyVariable INT
SET @MyVariable = 1
GO -- This terminates the batch.
-- @MyVariable has gone out of scope and no longer exists.

-- This SELECT statement gets a syntax error because it is
-- no longer legal to reference @MyVariable.
SELECT *
FROM Employees
WHERE EmployeeID = @MyVariable

Was there a specific topic that indicated something different?

Thanks,
Kevin