Error in sql server Query

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DECLARE @_id int 
SET @_id = select TOP 1(_id) from tbl_User where _userName like '%'+ @createdBy+'%';

What is mistake in query. please help. . .

Posted 22-May-13 22:46pm

Archit Patel

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Aarti Meswania · Answer 1 · 2013-05-22T23:04:00

Solution 3

write as below

SQL

DECLARE @_id int 
select TOP 1 @_id = _id from tbl_User where _userName like '%'+ @createdBy+'%';
print @_id;

Happy Coding!
:)

Posted 22-May-13 23:04pm

Aarti Meswania

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damodara naidu betha 19-Jun-13 2:39am

5+

Aarti Meswania 19-Jun-13 2:40am

Thank you!
:)

Abhinav S · Answer 2 · 2013-05-22T22:50:00

Solution 1

You need inverted quotes -
select TOP 1(_id) from tbl_User where _userName like '''%'+ @createdBy+'''%';

Posted 22-May-13 22:50pm

Abhinav S

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[no name] 23-May-13 4:52am

Steel i got same error "Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Procedure advSearch, Line 16
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'select'."

Arun Vasu · Answer 3 · 2013-05-22T22:55:00

Solution 2

DECLARE @_id int
SET @_id = (select TOP 1(_id) from tbl_User where _userName like '%'+ @createdBy+'%')
SELECT @_id

just put bracket

Posted 22-May-13 22:55pm

Arun Vasu

Updated 22-May-13 22:56pm

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