C#

jon_80 wrote:

//does not work

Luc Pattyn wrote:

this probably was my last reply on this thread.

Luc Pattyn wrote:

Maybe I'll discover a nice haiku in Nantucket?
a real one, with 17 syllables (on for intimi) if at all possible.

using(SqlConnection conn = new SqlConnection(connString))
{
    conn.Open();
 
    //
    // Regular query - returns a bit value from a table
    //
 
    string sql = "SELECT BitColumn FROM Table WHERE Name = 'Luis'";
    SqlCommand cmd = new SqlCommand(sql, conn);
    bool result = Convert.ToBoolean(cmd.ExecuteScalar());
 
    //
    // Stored procedure - returns bit value in output parameter and in return value
    //
 
    cmd = new SqlCommand("sp_Test", conn);
    cmd.Parameters.Add("@BoolVal", SqlDbType.Boolean).Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;
    cmd.Parameters.Add("RetVal", SqlDbType.Int).Direction = ParameterDirection.ReturnValue;
    cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();

    int result1 = Convert.ToInt32(cmd.Parameters["RetVal"].Value);
    bool result2 = Convert.ToBoolean(cmd.Parameters["@BoolVal"].Value);
}

CREATE PROCEDURE sp_Test (@BoolVal bit OUT) AS
BEGIN
    -- Return in output parameter
    SELECT @BoolVal = BitColumn FROM Table WHERE NAME = 'Luis';
 
    -- Return value of the stored procedure
    IF @BoolVal IS NULL
        RETURN 0
    ELSE
        RETURN 1
END