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George Patton
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Sorry to bring this up yet again but here it is:
-SET &COMPANY='CALIDAD';

-SET &CHOICE=IF '&COMPANY' EQ 'CALIDAD' THEN 
-	''WHERE COMPANY EQ ''01'' OR ''07'' ''  ELSE 'WRONG';

Of course I have other options instead of 'WRONG' - that's just there to try and isolate the problem.

I have a database that contains tables for a variety of companies. In some cases I want to combine those companies using a where clause. The company number is an alpha field in the database.

I've messed around with any number of quote marks fore and aft and in the middle of the string, but I still get:

IF..THEN..ELSE SYNTAX ERROR

Suggestions?

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Francis Mariani
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Working late on a Sunday?

Try:

-SET &COMPANY='CALIDAD';

-SET &CHOICE=IF &COMPANY EQ 'CALIDAD' THEN 
-	'WHERE COMPANY EQ ''01'' OR ''07'' '  ELSE 'WRONG';

-TYPE &CHOICE

You need an additional single-quote only where the single-quote is required in the output.


Francis


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George Patton
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Yes, I was working on a Sunday, which isn't itself unusual. One of the benefits of my position (it certainly ain't the money) is that I get to make my own hours. But sometimes, as in this case, working instead of resting only serves to induce brain flatulence - as your simple answer to my stupid question only goes to prove.

(Yesterday I spent 6 hours finding the owner of a stray cat that was trying to get itself killed crossing the main drag here in Guelph. After tracking her down through facebook and several other channels, her reaction was only "OK, thanks"... So that put me in a p(r)issy mood and probably impaired what few brain cells I have remaining for the rest of the day ... )


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Francis Mariani
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It's nice that you rescued the cat...


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Good One



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Yeah, I rescued the cat instead of flying my plane down to Kingston and back - which had been my plan for the morning ....


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