Can't create stored procedure with table output parameter

Question

I have this code:

IF  EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.objects WHERE object_id = OBJECT_ID(N\'[dbo].[GetProfitDeals]\') AND type in (N\'P\', N\'PC\'))
DROP PROCEDUR         


        

Answer 1

Table parameters are readonly. You cannot select into them. Use Table-Valued Parameters:

Table-valued parameters must be passed as input READONLY parameters to Transact-SQL routines. You cannot perform DML operations such as UPDATE, DELETE, or INSERT on a table-valued parameter in the body of a routine.

And Table-Valued Parameters:

You cannot return data in a table-valued parameter. Table-valued parameters are input-only; the OUTPUT keyword is not supported.

Read Arrays and Lists in SQL Server for a comprehensive discussion on alternatives.

Answer 2

As Remus states, you can't do that exactly but you could accomplish what you want to achieve by using a User-Defined Function instead: tsql returning a table from a function or store procedure

Which will return your data in a table however I believe you will need to define the table in the Function and not define it as a type