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Microsoft SQL Server
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SQL syntax
Title:
How to specify second DB in SSMS
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Hi,

I am testing the SQL Select with a name of the database not current.
This case works:
use [FirstSQLDatabase]
go
select * from SecondSQLDatabase..mytable where 1=1
Now I want to put the 'SecondSQLDatabase' into a variable. Here is how I do it:
use [FirstSQLDatabase]
go 
declare @cSecondDb as Varchar(100)
set @cSecondDb = 'SecondSQLDatabase'
select * from @cSecondDb..mytable where 1=1    -- this is the line that causes the syntax error.
The above produces syntax error.

What am I missing?
TIA
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