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Software ==> | SQL (203 exercises) |
Topic ==> | Parameters and return values (17 exercises) |
Level ==> | Harder than average |
Subject ==> | SQL training |
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This will generate the database that you'll need to use in order to do this exercise (note that the database and script are only to be used for exercises published on this website, and may not be reused or distributed in any form without the prior written permission of Wise Owl).
First write a stored procedure to show which country has the most events:
Your query should show these results - we now want to capture these two bits of information, and return them to the calling query.
Add two output parameters to your procedure:
Parameter | What it should take |
---|---|
@TopCountry | The country name |
@EventCount | The number of events for it |
The parameters must have a default value, and must include the word OUTPUT.
Amend your procedure to capture the country name and number of events in these variables, within your SELECT clause:
SELECT TOP 1
--Values go into parameters just like variables
@TopCountry = CountryName
,@EventCount= COUNT(E.CountryID)
FROM ...
Open a new window to execute the procedure. Create two variables to store the values held in the output parameters.
The tricky part is setting the parameters equal to the variables: remember to specify OUTPUT!
Select the two variables to check the information has been successfully output.
Optionally save this as Most Eventful Country.sql, then close it down.
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