DECLARE @sqlCommand NVARCHAR(1000)
DECLARE @count INT
DECLARE @city VARCHAR(75)
SET @city = 'New York'
SET @sqlCommand = 'SELECT @cnt=COUNT(*) FROM customers WHERE City = @city'
EXECUTE sp_executesql @sqlCommand, N'@city nvarchar(75), @cnt int OUTPUT', @city = @city, @cnt = @count OUTPUT
SELECT @count