> >> This doesn't make sense or I can't get it. I don't know what does isql
> >> have to do with the issue at hand and the last sentence is, well,
> >> useless. Can you explain why is a necessity to accept that people do
> >> things against documentation and write stored procedure with RETURNS
> >> clauses but without SUSPEND statements?
>
> M> How about an executable procedure with output parameters?
>
> Does it work (i.e. does it output the parameters) without a suspend?

If you EXECUTE it, yes. As documented.

With regards,

Martijn Tonies
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