QM/400 question

AS/400 V4R5M0
       
I must be missing something in my attempt to not see the forest for all the
trees so I am looking for some help.

I have a simple CL program displaying a prompt screen for a customer number
(alpha) which is to be passed in as a variable to the following QM/400
query:

STRQMQRY   QMQRY(QGPL/SLSHSTQ01) OUTPUT(*PRINT) +  
                         QMFORM(QGPL/SLSHSTF01) DATETIME(*NO) +
                          PAGNBR(*NO) SETVAR(CUSNO &CSTNBR)      

The screen defines the &CSTNBR field as 5 alpha.  

The following is the SQL portion of the query:

SELECT

-- Columns

      A.SLCSNO, A.SLSTNO, A.SLORDR, A.SLSSDT, A.SLLGNO, A.SLINDT, A.SLINNO,

      A.SLITEM, A.SLDESC, A.SLTONS, A.SLPAMT, B.CMNAME

-- Tables

      FROM "BMCNTVFLS"/"SLHIST" A,

           "BMCNTVFLS"/"CUSMAS" B

-- Join Conditions

      WHERE  A.SLCSNO = B.CMCSNO

      AND    A.SLCSNO = &CUSNO

-- Sort Columns

      ORDER BY A.SLINDT, A.SLINNO     

When I run the CL program, I get the following error:

(12014 is the customer number entered on the prompt screen.)

12014 is not a valid Query Management variable. 

Message . . . . :   12014 is not a valid Query Management variable.        
Cause . . . . . :   The 12014 variable entered on the SETVAR parameter     
        contains a value which is not valid.  The return code is 1.

                The following return codes are possible:

                   1 - The first character is not alphabetic.   
                         
 Error found on STRQMQRY command.                
 CPF0001 received by SLSHSTCL at 2300. (C D I R)

All the other QM/400 queries I have coded have all used numeric variables
(really hard to believe) & this is the first where I am comparing to an
alpha data base field.

I've tried single quotes, double quotes, single & double quotes.  The
example in the book does not even use quotes.

When I run the command manually, I enter the variable as '12014' when
prompted.

What am I missing?

Thanks - Dennis.

Dennis Munro

"I love deadlines.  I especially like the whooshing sound they make as they
go flying by."  Dilbert's Words Of Wisdom:

Badger Mining Corporation
www.badgerminingcorp.com
dmunro@badgerminingcorp.com
(920) 361-2388
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