Retrieve data from stored procedure which has multiple result sets

Question

Given a stored procedure in SQL Server which has multiple select statements, is there a way to work with those results separately while calling the procedure?

Answer 1

While this does not appear to be supported natively in T-SQL, if using a CLR Stored Procedure is an option for you, then you should be able to create a Stored Procedure in your preferred .Net language that uses the SqlDataReader.NextResult() method to advance to the desired result set and then send the SqlDataReader back via the SqlPipe.Send(SqlDataReader) method. You would just need to pass in the SQL to execute and the desired result set as parameters to this proc.

This would allow you to work with the proc as is, without modifying it to send back all or only one result set.

Answer 2

You can put multiple result set in form of xml to a table

So that when you want to access all these result you parse those result set column to a tabular form

Answer 3

String myConnString  = "User ID="username";password="password";Initial Catalog=pubs;Data Source=Server";
SqlConnection myConnection = new SqlConnection(myConnString);
SqlCommand myCommand = new SqlCommand();
SqlDataReader myReader ;

myCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
myCommand.Connection = myConnection;
myCommand.CommandText = "MyProc";

try
{
    myConnection.Open();
    myReader = myCommand.ExecuteReader();

    while (myReader.Read())
    {
        //Write logic to process data for the first result.   
        }

    myReader.NextResult();
    while (myReader.Read())
    {
        //Write logic to process data for the second result.
    }
}

Answer 4

Der. Read the whole question before writing an answer! :-P

If you're trying to work with the results in TSQL land you're going to need to use some way to keep the results separate. Writing results to Temp tables is possibly your best bet since you won't need to depend on columns lining up (or not, as the case may be) and can deal with the data in a "natural" fashion for SQL Server. E.g.

create proc test_something
as begin
    select a, b into temp1 from table1
    select b, c into temp2 from table2
end
go

exec dbo.test_something()

select * from temp1
select * from temp2

Answer 5

I know I am a little late to the party on this one but adding this only to help anyone else that comes across this thread and needs another option.

I recommend that you split the procedure calls up as indicated in the accepted answer by Joe Enos if you have that option, but if you do not then the information in this link may be an option for you.

https://khalidabuhakmeh.com/entity-framework-6-multiple-result-sets-with-stored-procedures

This is the approach I took for working with a procedure call that could not be split up that returned 6 different query results. The approach that I took was based largely on the information in that article and made this very easy and testable.

Answer 6

In TSQL land, you're stuck.

Here is a trick (some may call semi-hacky) way that I used one time.

/*  START TSQL CODE */

/*  Stored Procedure Definition */

Use Northwind
GO


IF EXISTS 
    (
    SELECT * FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.ROUTINES
    WHERE ROUTINE_TYPE = N'PROCEDURE' and ROUTINE_SCHEMA = N'dbo' and ROUTINE_NAME = N'uspOrderDetailsByCustomerId'  
    )
BEGIN
    DROP PROCEDURE [dbo].[uspOrderDetailsByCustomerId]
END


GO

CREATE Procedure dbo.uspOrderDetailsByCustomerId
(
  @CustomerID nchar(5)
, @ResultSetIndicator smallint = 0
)
AS

BEGIN

    SET NOCOUNT ON



    /* ResultSet #1 */

    if (@ResultSetIndicator = 0 OR @ResultSetIndicator = 1)
    BEGIN 
        SELECT 
            c.CustomerID, c.CompanyName /*,c.ContactName,c.ContactTitle,c.[Address],c.City,c.Region,c.PostalCode,c.Country ,c.Phone,c.Fax */
        FROM 
            Customers c 
            JOIN Orders o ON c.CustomerID = o.CustomerID 
        WHERE 
            c.CustomerID = @CustomerID
    END


    /* */
    /* ResultSet #2 */ 

    if (@ResultSetIndicator = 0 OR @ResultSetIndicator = 2)
    BEGIN 

        SELECT o.OrderID,o.CustomerID /* ,o.EmployeeID,o.OrderDate,o.RequiredDate,o.ShippedDate,o.ShipVia ,o.Freight,o.ShipName,o.ShipAddress,o.OrderID,o.CustomerID,o.EmployeeID,o.OrderDate  */
        FROM 
            Orders o 
         WHERE 
            o.CustomerID = @CustomerID
        ORDER BY 
            o.CustomerID , o.OrderID 

    END


    /* */
    /* ResultSet #3 */

    if (@ResultSetIndicator = 0 OR @ResultSetIndicator = 3)
    BEGIN 
         SELECT od.OrderID,od.ProductID /* ,od.UnitPrice,od.Quantity,od.Discount  */
         FROM 
            [Order Details] od 
         WHERE 
            exists (select null from dbo.Orders  innerOrds where innerOrds.OrderID = od.OrderID and innerOrds.CustomerID = @CustomerID )
         ORDER BY 
            od.OrderID 

    END

    SET NOCOUNT OFF


END

GO 
/* Get everything */


exec dbo.uspOrderDetailsByCustomerId 'ALFKI'




    IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#TempCustomer') IS NOT NULL
    begin
            drop table #TempCustomer
    end


    CREATE TABLE #TempCustomer
    ( 
      [CustomerID] nchar(5)
    , [CompanyName] nvarchar(40)
    )

INSERT INTO #TempCustomer ( [CustomerID] , [CompanyName])
exec dbo.uspOrderDetailsByCustomerId 'ALFKI' , 1

Select * from #TempCustomer



    IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#TempOrders') IS NOT NULL
    begin
            drop table #TempOrders
    end


    CREATE TABLE #TempOrders
    ( 
        OrderID int
      , [CustomerID] nchar(5)

    )

INSERT INTO #TempOrders ( OrderID , [CustomerID] )
exec dbo.uspOrderDetailsByCustomerId 'ALFKI' , 2

Select * from #TempOrders






    IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#TempOrderDetails') IS NOT NULL
    begin
            drop table #TempOrderDetails
    end


    CREATE TABLE #TempOrderDetails
    ( 
        OrderID int
      , [ProductID] int

    )

INSERT INTO #TempOrderDetails ( OrderID , [ProductID] )
exec dbo.uspOrderDetailsByCustomerId 'ALFKI' , 3

Select * from #TempOrderDetails


    IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#TempOrderDetails') IS NOT NULL
    begin
            drop table #TempOrders
    end


    IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#TempOrders') IS NOT NULL
    begin
            drop table #TempOrders
    end



    IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#TempCustomer') IS NOT NULL
    begin
            drop table #TempCustomer
    end