Print select query output

• sqlquery-101401

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  May 5, 2010 at 7:05 pm

  #222223

  i have very basic question ,i am trying to select 4 column in my select statement and want to "print" the result of the select query , dont know how i can print mutliple columns result , can some body please help?

  i know i can do that for one coulmn as below but not sure for multiple columns

  Declare @test-2 varchar(100);

  Select @test-2=count(problemid) From tasks;

  Print @test-2;

  thanks

• Lowell

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  May 5, 2010 at 8:26 pm

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  you don't really print results; you'll want to toggle between grid mode and text mode to get the results you want.

  in SSMS click control + t to switch to text mode.

  run your select statement; it will appear as text in the lower panel, and you can copy and paste it with all the white space it contains.

  switch back by clicking control+d and rerun your select; it will appear in grid mode, which you can also copy and paste as a tab-delimited list directly to a text editor or excel.

  Lowell

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