Apparently in mysql, you cannot use RETURN in a stored proc which is ridiculous because you can do it in mssql.
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              You may be looking for the LEAVE statement -- scroll down to users' comments for usage examples.
                  Alex Martelli
                   2009-06-06 01:42:56
                
              Alex, thanks for being helpful instead of mocking my question like Matthew.
                  DJTripleThreat
                   2009-06-08 22:52:07