Create SP that returns value and at the same time displays query result in output window

Question

I would like create an SP which will return the records from the table and also return value to my c# client application.
For Example:
Select * from employee returns all the query results in output window.
Now I want to create an SP
Create procedure Test
As
Declare @ret int,
Select * from employee
set @ret = Select count(*) from employee
if @ret > 0
return 1
else
return 0
The above algo should return 1 0r 0 to c# client application and at the same time display all employees in sql query output window.
Can u pls help in this regard.

Answer 1

The above algo should return 1 0r 0 to c# client application and at the same time display all employees in sql query output window.
Why?  and No!
Why?  Your procedure generates a resultset of some number of rows.  You check the resultset for the presence of rows to determine if "anything is there".  You don't need a separate value to tell you this.  Note that it helps
to post tsql that is syntactically correct.   While we're at it, if you just need to know that rows exist there is no need to count them since that does more work than required.  Simply test for existence using the appropriately-named function
"exists".  E.g., if exists (select * from dbo.employee). 
No!  A stored procedure does not display anything anywhere.  The application which executes the procedures is responsible for the consumption of the resultset; it chooses what to do and what to display. 
Lastly, do not get into the lazy habit of using the asterisk in your tsql code.  That is not best practice.  Along with that, you should also get into the following best practice habits:
schema-qualify your objects (i.e., dbo.employee)
terminate every statement - it will eventually be required.