Inserting GUID into SQL Server

Question

I have a stored proc were I want to insert a GUID (user id) into a table in MS SQL but I keep getting an error about the hyphen \'-\' that is part of the guid value, here\'s

Answer 1

You simply need to QUOTE your GUID:

DECLARE @return_value int

EXEC    @return_value = [dbo].[usp_ReserveBook]
        @userID = 'AE019609-99E0-4EF5-85BB-AD90DC302E70',  
        @bookID = 7,
        @dateReserved = N'09/03/2009',
        @status = 1

SELECT  'Return Value' = @return_value

Marc