Hi Rich,

refPartNo can be keyword...

 SELECT commits.*, SPACE(30) as Part_No, SPACE(5) as Revision, SPACE(40) as Customer, SPACE(10) as Type,SPACE(35) AS "refPartNo",

UPDATE #target SET "refPartNo" = part_no

MartinaJ

>I'm trying to write a stored procedure in Sql Server 2012. Included is..........
>
>

>SELECT * INTO #Attrib FROM spot_light_Dbo...prodattrib WHERE crefpart <> ''
>
>   SELECT commits.*, SPACE(30) as Part_No, SPACE(5) as Revision, SPACE(40) as Customer, SPACE(10) as Type,SPACE(35) AS refPartNo,
>		  SPACE(10) as Part_Class, space(3) as buyer_type,so.price,ack.sono,ack.poack,
>		  ISNULL(atr.nSMT_PlcMnts, 00000) As nSMT_PlcMnts, 
>		  ISNULL(atr.nSMT_LItems, 00000) As nSMT_LItems, ISNULL(atr.nCalc_Comp, 1) As nCalc_Comp, 
>		  ISNULL(atr.nBtlNkTPut, 00000.00) As nBtlNkTPut, ISNULL(atr.nProdCt, 00000.00) As nProdCt ,
>		  ISNULL(atr.nBtlNkYld, 000) As nBtlNkYld, Space(250) As Sub_Assy, NULL As ShipStart, 
>		  0000000.00 As DailyShip, NULL As ShipEnd, atr.cCritComnt, cBtlNkOp As BtlNkOp, nKit_LItems    	  
>   INTO #target
>   FROM table
>      JOIN other table
>      JOIN (select statement)
>      JOIN #attrib atr
>

>
>#attrib comes from a linked MySql database
>the fields in the select statement related to this table are red underlined, but the procedure will compile
>
>Now I add a couple of update statements

>UPDATE #target SET type = 'FORECAST' WHERE ref like 'FC%'; --> no problem saving
>UPDATE #target SET revision = part_no  --> no problem saving
>UPDATE #target SET refPartNo = part_no --> Msg 207, Level 16, State 1 Invalid column name 'refPartNo'

>
>The update for refPartNo isn't color-coded as a potential problem but it won't save.
>
>I've checked five or six other fields (other than the ones which came from #attrib) and I don't see any issues with them.
>
>I have pasted this code into a separate window and it runs just fine. It just won't save as a Stored Procedure.
>
>All help greatly appreciated.
>
>.......Rich