Assign the result from a sql to a variable
mysql> mysql> mysql> mysql> CREATE TABLE TEAMS -> (TEAMNO INTEGER NOT NULL, -> EmployeeNO INTEGER NOT NULL, -> DIVISION CHAR(6) NOT NULL, -> PRIMARY KEY (TEAMNO) ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> SET @ANR = (SELECT EmployeeNO -> FROM TEAMS -> WHERE TEAMNO = 1); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> drop table teams; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)