in the procedure itself, do you have something like RETURN @MyDateValue
the return of a stored procedure only can return an integer, and it typically means success(0) or failure(non zero) , like an error number.
maybe you want to capture the resuts of the procedure instead? have it SELECT @MyDateValue
Lowell
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