Exists in SQL Server procedure

[venerable bede]

I need to create a procedure which checks to see if a record exists in sql server and if it does, return some parameter so I can do further processing in VB.net.

Can anyone point me in the right direction ?

[Magiaus]

I use count if the count is 0 is doesn't exist if it's 1 it does

[mendhak]

Crossposter!

Wasn't my answer good enough?

[jhermiz]

look it up in BOL

IF Exists(SELECT * FROM blah WHERE blah blah)
--do something if true you can use SELECT 1 as well
else
--do something else like an insert
INSERT INTO
blah (
col1,
col2
)
SELECT GetDate(), UDFFunc()