View variable values in SQL stored procedure 2

[Webkins]

Hello, I have a stored procedure in SQL2K which contains many @variables. I would like to debug my stored procedure and see the actual contents of each variable. Is it possible to step through the code or to see the contents of each variable similar as in VB/VBA ?

Thank you...

 

[gmmastros]

I've never really had much luck debugging/stepping through TSQL code. Instead, I usually print or select the variables, like this....

Select @VariableName

Print @VariableName

You can even hard code values so you can check the variable values at different points within the code. Ex:

Select 'Before Query 1',@Variable

-- Big ole query here

Select 'After Query 1',@Variable

Of course, you'll need to remove (or comment) these lines prior to declaring your code "done".

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[JoeAtWork]

As per my comment in your other thread, this is why I would leave logic handling in a higher level application level and leave stored procedures for simply retrieving the data you need.

 

[TysonLPrice]

There is a debugger you can step through code with and see variables but it can be a pain to set up. To me it was worth the effort. I had to coordinate setting it up with the DBA group (I'm in applications). It's been quite a while but this link jogged my memory on some of the thinks we needed to do.

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/20140/SQL-Stored-Procedure-Debugging-from-SQL-Query-Anal

Then MS took it away in 2005 and I believe it is coming back in 2008. MS VS 2010 has a stored procedure debuuger that is pretty cool and I believe the software is free.

In all the scenarios the DBA group here keeps it in the deveopement environment becuase of the access needed to run them.

 

[TysonLPrice]

This link is for Visual Studio 2005 but it works the same way in VS 2010.

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/30573/SQL-Stored-Procedure-Debugging-Using-Visual-Studio

Google using “Visual Studio 2010 download free” and take your pick.