RE: qry manager queries and character replacement variables

Richard,

More fun with "'"'s :)  Remember, you gotta build an extra layer of
apostrophe's before you pass it in.....  

ORIGORG   = '"' + &A5 +'"'

Eric DeLong
Sally Beauty Company
MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
940-898-7863 or ext. 1863



-----Original Message-----
From: Richard B Baird [mailto:rbaird@esourceconsulting.com]
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 9:32 AM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: qry manager queries and character replacement variables


hey all,

i'm trying to run a QM query from a CLP, passing it replacement variables.

the manual only gives examples using replacement variable while comparing
to numeric fields - here is the sample they gave:

SELECT DEPT, NAME, JOB, SALARY, COMM
          FROM    &TABLE
          WHERE DEPT >    &COND1
          ORDER BY DEPT, NAME

- dept is numeric, the replacement variable = '10'.

i'm trying to pass a char value ('CRI301'), and compare to an alpha field
in the file like this:
...
 and     ORIGORG   = &A5
..or..
 and     ORIGORG   = '&A5'

if I put quotes around the variable, it treats it as a constant and
compares the field to '&A5'.
if i don't put quotes, it replaces the value, but the sql interpreter
treats it as if it's a column in the file.

can someone tell me how this is done?

Thanks,

Rick

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