Return multiple values from a SQL Server function

Question

How would I return multiple values (say, a number and a string) from a user-defined function in SQL Server?

Answer 1

Here's the Query Analyzer template for an in-line function - it returns 2 values by default:

-- =============================================  
-- Create inline function (IF)  
-- =============================================  
IF EXISTS (SELECT *   
   FROM   sysobjects   
   WHERE  name = N'')  
DROP FUNCTION   
GO  

CREATE FUNCTION    
(<@param1, sysname, @p1> ,   
 <@param2, sysname, @p2> )  
RETURNS TABLE   
AS  
RETURN SELECT   @p1 AS c1,   
        @p2 AS c2  
GO  

-- =============================================  
-- Example to execute function  
-- =============================================  
SELECT *   
FROM .   
    (,   
     )  
GO