using-the-output-clause-with-ole-db-in-sql-server-native-client.md

title	OUTPUT clause, OLE DB
description	Using the OUTPUT Clause with OLE DB in SQL Server Native Client
author	markingmyname
ms.author	maghan
ms.date	03/03/2017
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	native-client
ms.topic	reference

Using the OUTPUT Clause with OLE DB in SQL Server Native Client

[!INCLUDESQL Server Azure SQL Database Synapse Analytics PDW]

If you use an OUTPUT clause in an INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, or MERGE command, the count of affected rows is not available. The application must count the number of rows in the rowset that is returned by the OUTPUT clause.

See Also

Creating a SQL Server Native Client OLE DB Provider Application