Bruce: Not sure what the problem is. I just tried this and it works fine: set var vcolname = 'client'set var vtablename = 'hours' select &vcolname from &vtablenameselect &vcolname into vtext from &vtablename where limit = 1
Karen -----Original Message----- From: Bruce Chitiea <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, Dec 10, 2021 3:21 pm Subject: [RBASE-L] - Ampersanding in the Dark #yiv0293406899 #yiv0293406899xc5c9d1ecbca64b0 #yiv0293406899x86b4dd35dfc94ef5a5432fdb70f5f643{font-family:'Segoe UI';font-size:12pt;}#yiv0293406899 blockquote.yiv0293406899cite {margin-left:5px;margin-right:0px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:0px;border-left:1px solid #cccccc;}#yiv0293406899 blockquote.yiv0293406899cite2 {margin-left:5px;margin-right:0px;padding-left:10px;padding-right:0px;border-left:1px solid #cccccc;margin-top:3px;padding-top:0px;}#yiv0293406899 a img {border:0px;}#yiv0293406899 Gurus and Gurettes: My greatest coding challenge remains the use of ampersand variables. I get the concept, but my execution ... hoo boy. So here's what works: SELECT (MIN(cpoDate)) INTO vdateStart INDIC vind1 + FROM cpoHeader WHERE (IYR4(cpoDate)) = .vyearStart But I need to sub-out the table name, and column name 'cpoDate' with the likes of 'invDate', 'shipDate', etc. This does the trick for the column name: SET VAR vcol_date TEXT = 'cpoDate' SET VAR vamp_dateCol_min TEXT = '(MIN(&vcol_date))' SET VAR vamp_dateCol_iyr4 TEXT = '(IYR4(&vcol_date))' SELECT &vamp_dateCol_min INTO vfts_dateStart INDICATOR vind1 + FROM cpoHeader WHERE &vamp_dateCol_iyr4 = .vyearStart ... but only so long as the literal tablename 'cpoHeader' is included in the FROM clause. This returns a syntax error: SET VAR vtableName TEXT = 'cpoHeader' SELECT ... FROM .vtableName ... ... as does this: SET VAR vtableName TEXT = 'cpoHeader' SELECT ... FROM &vtableName ... ... as does this: SET VAR vtableName TEXT = 'cpoHeader' SET VAR vamp_from_tablename TEXT = 'FROM .vtableName' SELECT ... &vamp_from_tableName ... ... as does this SET VAR vtableName TEXT = 'cpoHeader' SET VAR vamp_from_tablename TEXT = 'FROM &vtableName' SELECT ... &vamp_from_tableName ... Clearly, I'm flailing. Any assistance much appreciated! Bruce Bruce A. Chitiea | SafeSectors, Inc.112 Harvard Ave #272 | Claremont CA 91711-4716 | [email protected] | +011 (909) 238-9012 c | +011 (909) 912-8678 f -- For group guidelines, visit http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/emefc63529-209a-44f7-a4c9-390b1f709fa9%40pathfinder. -- For group guidelines, visit http://www.rbase.com/support/usersgroup_guidelines.php --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBASE-L" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbase-l/780941412.690465.1639178950730%40mail.yahoo.com.
