end-begin-end-transact-sql.md

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END (BEGIN...END) (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDEtsql-appliesto-ss2008-all-md]

Encloses a series of [!INCLUDEtsql] statements that will execute as a group. BEGIN...END blocks can be nested.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

BEGIN   
     { sql_statement | statement_block }   
END   

Arguments

{ sql_statement| statement_block}
Is any valid [!INCLUDEtsql] statement or statement grouping as defined with a statement block. To define a statement block (batch), use the control-of-flow language keywords BEGIN and END. Although all [!INCLUDEtsql] statements are valid within a BEGIN...END block, certain [!INCLUDEtsql] statements should not be grouped together within the same batch (statement block).

Result Types

Boolean

Examples: [!INCLUDEssSDWfull] and [!INCLUDEssPDW]

In the following example, BEGIN and END define a series of [!INCLUDEDWsql] statements that run together. If the BEGIN...END block are not included, the following example will be in a continuous loop.

-- Uses AdventureWorks  
  
DECLARE @Iteration Integer = 0  
WHILE @Iteration <10  
BEGIN  
    SELECT FirstName, MiddleName   
    FROM dbo.DimCustomer WHERE LastName = 'Adams';  
SET @Iteration += 1  
END;  
  

See Also

ALTER TRIGGER (Transact-SQL)
BEGIN...END (Transact-SQL)
Control-of-Flow Language (Transact-SQL)
CREATE TRIGGER (Transact-SQL)
ELSE (IF...ELSE) (Transact-SQL)
IF...ELSE (Transact-SQL)
WHILE (Transact-SQL)