Thanks, Ray.  I had tried previously, but get no results when I know I
should.  The varaible assignment is always NULL:

DECLARE @userID as nvarchar(10),
@myTable as nvarchar(10),
@strUser as nvarchar(100)
SET @myTable = 16707
SET @strUser = N'SELECT ' + @UserID + ' = UserID from my_' + @myTable +
'_User where UserLName = ''Smith'''
EXEC sp_executesql
@statement = @strUser
IF ISNULL(@UserId,0) = 0
        PRINT 'Hi Kids' 

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Ray Thompson
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 9:50 AM
To: SQL
Subject: RE: Assigning variable with dynamic query

Try this. Notice the added single quotes.

Ray Thompson
Tau Beta Pi (www.tbp.org)
The Engineering Honor Society
865-546-4578
-----Original Message-----
From: Keith Levenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 12:27 PM
To: SQL
Subject: Assigning variable with dynamic query

I can execute a dynamic SQL with the following, but the variable assignment
in the string isn't being assigned:  

        DECLARE @userID as nvarchar(10),
        @myTable as nvarchar(10),
        @strUser as nvarchar(100)
        SET @myTable = 10659
        SET @strUser = N'SELECT ' + @UserID + ' = UserID from my_' +
@myTable + '_user where UserLName = ''Smith'''
        EXEC sp_executesql
        @statement = @strUser

I get this error:  Must declare the variable '@UserID', which is
understandable I guess.  

Does anybody have any ideas for what I am trying to do?

Thanks!

/Keith






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