INF: Function dbretname() Returns NULL

 Last reviewed: April 29, 1997
Article ID: Q110325

The information in this article applies to: 

  - Microsoft SQL Server Programmer's Toolkit, version 4.2

SUMMARY

Function dbretname() will not return NULL for a stored procedure parameter name if the parameter name is not specified in a previous call to dbrpcparam() or in the SQL EXEC statement.

MORE INFORMATION

For example, executing the statement, 

   declare @var int
   exec TESTPROC @PARAM1 = @var OUT
will result in dbretname( dbproc, 1 ) returning the value "@PARAM1".

While executing the statement, 

   declare @var int
   exec TESTPROC @var OUT
will result in dbretname( dbproc, 1 ) returning NULL.

Additional query words: dblib db_library DB-Library rpc remote
stored procedure return param
Keywords : kbprg SSrvDB_Lib SSrvDoc_Err SSrvProg
Version : 4.2.5 | 4.2.5 | 4.2.5
Platform : MS-DOS OS/2 WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: April 29, 1997
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