Multi Statement Table Valued Function in SQL Server 2005:

Multi Statement Table Valued User Define Function is very useful and handy in-order to retain complex code with the table variable. This function populates table variable inside and then returns record set like stored procedure.

--creating demo table

CREATE TABLE emps

(

Name VARCHAR(50),

Dept VARCHAR(10),

Company VARCHAR(15)

)

--INSERT records

INSERT INTO emps

SELECT 'Ritesh','MIS','echem' UNION ALL

SELECT 'Bihag', 'MIS', 'CT' UNION ALL

SELECT 'Rajan', 'account','Marwadi' UNION ALL

SELECT 'Alka','account','tata' UNION ALL

SELECT 'Alpesh','Chemical','echem'

GO

--creating multi-statment inline table valued function

CREATE FUNCTION dbo.GetEmployeeData1(@dept VARCHAR(10))

RETURNS @empData TABLE

(

Name VARCHAR(10),

Dept VARCHAR(10),

Company VARCHAR(10)

)

AS

BEGIN

INSERT @empData(Name,Dept,Company)

SELECT Name,Dept,Company FROM emps WHERE dept=@dept

RETURN

END

GO

--use above function

SELECT * FROM dbo.GetEmployeeData1('MIS')

Reference: Ritesh Shah
http://www.sqlhub.com
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