>>I have the following code (a self join because I have employees and dependants in the same table):
>>
>>

>>                    using (SqlCommand cmdGetBastaDependants = new SqlCommand("SELECT D.emp_number " +
>>                        "FROM Employees as D " +
>>                        "INNER JOIN Employees as E ON D.emp_empfk = E.emp_pk" +
>>                        "WHERE E.emp_number = @emp_number AND D.emp_active = 1 ", dbConnection))
>>                    using (SqlDataAdapter bastaDependantsAdapter = new SqlDataAdapter(cmdGetBastaDependants))
>>                    {
>>                        cmdGetBastaDependants.Parameters.AddWithValue("emp_number", tatilEmployeesRow["family_eligibility_ud"]);
>>                        bastaDependants.Clear();
>>                        bastaDependantsAdapter.Fill(bastaDependants);
>>}
>>

>>
>>when the last line runs I get an error:
>>
>>System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): Incorrect syntax near 'E'.
>>
>>The SQL works fine if I run it in SSMS. Any ideas what is wrong with it in my code?
>
> "INNER JOIN Employees as E ON D.emp_empfk = E.emp_pk" +
> "WHERE E.emp_number = @emp_number AND D.emp_active = 1 ", dbConnection))
>
>Try putting a space after the pk in the first line.
>
>
>PS
>
>C# allows this construct:
>
> commandtext = @"select etc, etc. etc"
>You can paste the query that works in SSMS right into the C# code without all the +, etc, almost like TEXT in VFP

Thanks! I broke my glasses last weekend and have been struggling while waiting on the replacement.
I was really missing the TEXT construct, so appreciate the suggestion.