Passing output parameter from procedure to variable

I have a stored procedure that runs a query and the result of the query is a
varchar. I would like to use an output parameter to get the value and then
pass that value into a variable to use elsewhere. Is this possible?
ThanksSure.
Example:
use northwind
go
create procedure usp_get_companyname
@.customerid nchar(5),
@.companyname nvarchar(40) output
as
set nocount on
set @.companyname = (select companyname from customers where customerid =
@.customerid)
return @.@.error
go
declare @.cn nvarchar(40)
execute usp_get_companyname @.customerid = 'alfki', @.companyname = @.cn output
print @.cn
go
drop procedure usp_get_companyname
go
AMB
"Andy" wrote:

> I have a stored procedure that runs a query and the result of the query is
a
> varchar. I would like to use an output parameter to get the value and the
n
> pass that value into a variable to use elsewhere. Is this possible?
> Thanks|||Something like this?
use pubs
go
create proc first
@.au_lname varchar(50),
@.au_id varchar(11) OUTPUT
as
SELECT @.au_id = au_id from authors where au_lname = @.au_lname
RETURN (0)
GO
create proc second
@.au_id varchar(11)
as
select * from titleauthor where au_id = @.au_id
RETURN (0)
GO
declare @.lname varchar(50), @.id varchar(11)
set @.lname = 'white'
exec first @.lname, @.id output
select @.id
exec second @.id
go
declare @.lname varchar(50), @.id varchar(11)
set @.lname = 'green'
exec first @.lname, @.id output
select @.id
exec second @.id
go
drop proc first
drop proc second
Keith
"Andy" <Andy@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have a stored procedure that runs a query and the result of the query is
a
> varchar. I would like to use an output parameter to get the value and
then
> pass that value into a variable to use elsewhere. Is this possible?
> Thanks