This worked, but instead of using {...} as in {dtoc(startdate)}, it required
me to use '...' as in 'dtoc(startdate)'. Everything works perfectly now.Thanks very much to all for their suggestions! All were very helpful. John -----Original Message----- From: Rafael Copquin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 6:11 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Error executing SQL commands on a SQL table Your command should be written like so: sqltxt='DELETE FROM DailyProductionFoxPro WHERE proddate>='+'{'+dtoc(startdate)+'}' xstr=sqlprepare(cnTransfer,sqltxt) Rafael Copquin _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

