Sql not returning value if null even when assigned?

ExecuteScalar() is meant for a query that returns one row with one column.

Try unwrapping your select statement. The ExecuteScalar command retrieves the first column of the first row in the result set, or a null reference if the result set is empty. Your stored proc doesn't actually return a result set.

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