DECLARE @cnt INT=0 DECLARE @cardnonew VARCHAR(100) =@oldcardno DECLARE @oldcardnoA1 NVARCHAR(100) =@oldcardno+N'A1' DECLARE @sql NVARCHAR(MAX) =N' SELECT @num=COUNT(1) FROM dbo.ep_CardBase WHERE ep_CardNo LIKE ''%'+@oldcardnoA1+N'%'' AND ep_survivalstatus=778170000' PRINT @sql EXEC sp_executesql @sql, N'@num int output', @cnt OUTPUT select @cnt