--- docs/usermanual/component_reference.html	(revision 1643619)
+++ docs/usermanual/component_reference.html	(working copy)
@@ -1988,6 +1988,21 @@ 
 No
 </td>
 </tr>
+<td>Handle ResultSet</td>
+<td>
+Defines how ResultSet returned from callable statements be handled:
+<ul>
+  <li> Store As String (default) - All variables on Variable Names list are stored as strings, will not iterate through a ResultSets when present on the list.</li>
+  <li> Store As Object - Variables of ResultSet type on Variables Names list will be stored as Object and can be accessed in subsequent tests/scripts and iterated, will not iterate through the ResultSet </li>
+  <li> Count Records - Variables of ResultSet types will be iterated through showing the count of records as result. Variables will be stored as Strings.</li>
+
+</ul>
+</td>
+<td>
+No
+</td>
+</tr>
+
 </table>
 </p>
 <p><b>See Also:</b>
--- src/protocol/jdbc/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/jdbc/AbstractJDBCTestElement.java	(revision 1643619)
+++ src/protocol/jdbc/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/jdbc/AbstractJDBCTestElement.java	(working copy)
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ 
     static final String AUTOCOMMIT_FALSE = "AutoCommit(false)"; // $NON-NLS-1$
     static final String AUTOCOMMIT_TRUE  = "AutoCommit(true)"; // $NON-NLS-1$
 
+    static final String RS_STORE_AS_STRING = "Store as String"; // $NON-NLS-1$
+    static final String RS_STORE_AS_OBJECT = "Store as Object"; // $NON-NLS-1$
+    static final String RS_COUNT_RECORDS = "Count Records"; // $NON-NLS-1$
+
     private String query = ""; // $NON-NLS-1$
 
     private String dataSource = ""; // $NON-NLS-1$
@@ -116,6 +120,7 @@ 
     private String queryArguments = ""; // $NON-NLS-1$
     private String queryArgumentsTypes = ""; // $NON-NLS-1$
     private String variableNames = ""; // $NON-NLS-1$
+    private String resultSetHandler = RS_STORE_AS_STRING; 
     private String resultVariable = ""; // $NON-NLS-1$
     private String queryTimeout = ""; // $NON-NLS-1$
 
@@ -242,6 +247,12 @@ 
                     sb.append(i+1);
                     sb.append("] ");
                     sb.append(o);
+                    if( o instanceof java.sql.ResultSet && RS_COUNT_RECORDS.equals(resultSetHandler)) {
+                        int j=0;
+                        while(((java.sql.ResultSet)o).next())
+                            j++;
+                        sb.append(" "+j+" rows");
+                    }
                     sb.append("\n");
                 }
             }
@@ -252,7 +263,15 @@ 
                     String name = varnames[i].trim();
                     if (name.length()>0){ // Save the value in the variable if present
                         Object o = outputValues.get(i);
-                        jmvars.put(name, o == null ? null : o.toString());
+                        if( o instanceof java.sql.ResultSet ) 
+                            if(  RS_STORE_AS_OBJECT.equals(resultSetHandler))
+                                jmvars.putObject(name, o);
+                            else if( RS_COUNT_RECORDS.equals(resultSetHandler))
+                                jmvars.put(name,o.toString()+" "+((java.sql.ResultSet)o).getRow()+" rows");
+                            else
+                                jmvars.put(name, o.toString());
+                        else
+                            jmvars.put(name, o == null ? null : o.toString());
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -596,6 +615,20 @@ 
     }
 
     /**
+     * @return the resultSetHandler
+     */
+    public String getResultSetHandler() {
+        return resultSetHandler;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param resultSetHandler the resultSetHandler to set
+     */
+    public void setResultSetHandler(String resultSetHandler) {
+        this.resultSetHandler = resultSetHandler;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * @return the resultVariable
      */
     public String getResultVariable() {
--- src/protocol/jdbc/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/jdbc/JDBCTestElementBeanInfoSupport.java	(revision 1643619)
+++ src/protocol/jdbc/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/jdbc/JDBCTestElementBeanInfoSupport.java	(working copy)
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ 
                 "queryArgumentsTypes", // $NON-NLS-1$
                 "variableNames", // $NON-NLS-1$
                 "resultVariable", // $NON-NLS-1$
-                "queryTimeout" // $NON-NLS-1$
+                "queryTimeout", // $NON-NLS-1$
+                "resultSetHandler" // $NON-NLS-1$
                 });
 
         PropertyDescriptor p = property("dataSource"); // $NON-NLS-1$
@@ -62,6 +63,17 @@ 
         p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
         p.setValue(DEFAULT, ""); // $NON-NLS-1$
 
+
+        p = property("resultSetHandler"); // $NON-NLS-1$
+        p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
+        p.setValue(DEFAULT, AbstractJDBCTestElement.RS_STORE_AS_STRING);
+        p.setValue(NOT_OTHER, Boolean.TRUE);
+        p.setValue(TAGS,new String[]{
+                AbstractJDBCTestElement.RS_STORE_AS_STRING,
+                AbstractJDBCTestElement.RS_STORE_AS_OBJECT,
+                AbstractJDBCTestElement.RS_COUNT_RECORDS
+                });       
+
         p = property("resultVariable"); // $NON-NLS-1$
         p.setValue(NOT_UNDEFINED, Boolean.TRUE);
         p.setValue(DEFAULT, ""); // $NON-NLS-1$
--- src/protocol/jdbc/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/jdbc/processor/JDBCPostProcessorResources.properties	(revision 1643619)
+++ src/protocol/jdbc/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/jdbc/processor/JDBCPostProcessorResources.properties	(working copy)
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ 
 queryArgumentsTypes.shortDescription=JDBC Type names from java.sql.Types. VARCHAR, INTEGER, etc. (comma separated)
 variableNames.displayName=Variable names
 variableNames.shortDescription=Output variable names for each column  (comma separated)
+resultSetHandler.displayName=Handle ResultSet
+resultSetHandler.shortDescription=How should return values of type ResultSet be handled
 resultVariable.displayName=Result variable name
 resultVariable.shortDescription=Name of the JMeter variable that stores the result set objects in a list of maps for looking up results by column name.
 queryTimeout.displayName=Query timeout
--- src/protocol/jdbc/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/jdbc/processor/JDBCPreProcessorResources.properties	(revision 1643619)
+++ src/protocol/jdbc/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/jdbc/processor/JDBCPreProcessorResources.properties	(working copy)
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ 
 queryArgumentsTypes.shortDescription=JDBC Type names from java.sql.Types. VARCHAR, INTEGER, etc. (comma separated)
 variableNames.displayName=Variable names
 variableNames.shortDescription=Output variable names for each column  (comma separated)
+resultSetHandler.displayName=Handle ResultSet
+resultSetHandler.shortDescription=How should return values of type ResultSet be handled
 resultVariable.displayName=Result variable name
 resultVariable.shortDescription=Name of the JMeter variable that stores the result set objects in a list of maps for looking up results by column name.
 queryTimeout.displayName=Query timeout
--- src/protocol/jdbc/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/jdbc/sampler/JDBCSamplerResources.properties	(revision 1643619)
+++ src/protocol/jdbc/org/apache/jmeter/protocol/jdbc/sampler/JDBCSamplerResources.properties	(working copy)
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ 
 queryArgumentsTypes.shortDescription=JDBC Type names from java.sql.Types. VARCHAR, INTEGER, etc. (comma separated)
 variableNames.displayName=Variable names
 variableNames.shortDescription=Output variable names for each column  (comma separated)
+resultSetHandler.displayName=Handle ResultSet
+resultSetHandler.shortDescription=How should return values of type ResultSet be handled
 resultVariable.displayName=Result variable name
 resultVariable.shortDescription=Name of the JMeter variable that stores the result set objects in a list of maps for looking up results by column name.
 queryTimeout.displayName=Query timeout (s)