From b8351a5fc4e2f7433cd3eed4fbedddbbdde8c28f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Trowbridge <ptrowbridge@hc-comapnies.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:41:59 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] sql server error handling approach idea

---
 sql_server/error_handling.sql | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 sql_server/error_handling.sql

diff --git a/sql_server/error_handling.sql b/sql_server/error_handling.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..778cae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql_server/error_handling.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+CREATE PROC RLARP.TEST AS
+
+BEGIN
+    PRINT 'Hi';                             --non-erroring statement
+    create table #temp(x varchar(255));     --create a permanent object to call outside block after error
+    insert into #temp select 1/0;
+    insert into #temp select 'hi';          --fill it after error
+    --select * from #temp;                    --select it after error
+    PRINT ERROR_MESSAGE();                  --error message is gone
+
+END;
+
+begin transaction x
+declare @e int;
+DECLARE @em varchar(max);
+begin try
+    EXEC RLARP.TEST;
+end TRY
+begin CATCH
+    select @e = ERROR_NUMBER(), @em = ERROR_MESSAGE();
+    if @e <> 0
+    BEGIN
+        rollback transaction x;
+        print @em;
+    END
+    if @e = 0 
+    BEGIN
+        commit transaction x;
+        print 'ok';
+    end
+end catch
+
+SELECT * FROM #temp
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