What is NOCOUNT in SQL stored Procedure?

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Dear Friends,

Whenever we make a new stored procedure in sql server database then by default a format comes in which a statement is written:-

SET NOCOUNT ON

What do we mean by this?

Thanks

Posted 26-Dec-11 0:39am

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hello friend,

go through this link :
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189837.aspx[^]

Hope this will help you.
Don't forget to mark as answer if it helps. :)

Posted 26-Dec-11 0:48am

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Abhinav S · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-26T00:49:00

Setting this to ON stops the message that returns the result of rows affected.
See
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189837.aspx[^]

Setting this to ON can actually improve performance[^].

Posted 26-Dec-11 0:49am

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Wendelius 26-Dec-11 7:07am

Good answer, 5

Abhinav S 26-Dec-11 7:22am

Thanks Mika.