Yes. I am getting an error:
Incorrect syntax near 'F'.

>Were you using something like the following?
>

>use [FirstSQLDatabase];
>go 
>declare @cSecondDb as Varchar(100);
>declare @sql as varchar(max);
>declare @Category as Varchar(25);
>set @Category = '1009F';
>set @cSecondDb = 'SecondSQLDatabase';
>set @sql = 'select * from ' + @cSecondDb + '.dbo.mytable' + ' WHERE  Category = ' + @Category
>exec (@sql);
>

>
>>I know that I am missing something simple. But how do I add a WHERE clause to the dynamic SQL?
>>For example, say I want to add to the SQL Select below:
>>

>>declare @Category as Varchar(25);
>>set @Category = '1009F';
>>' WHERE  Category = @Category'
>>

>>I get error no matter what I do with the @Category.
>>
>>>Hi Dmitry,
>>>
>>>Use dynamic SQL, something like this:
>>>

>>>use [FirstSQLDatabase];
>>>go 
>>>declare @cSecondDb as Varchar(100);
>>>declare @sql as varchar(max);
>>>set @cSecondDb = 'SecondSQLDatabase';
>>>set @sql = 'select * from ' + @cSecondDb + '.dbo.mytable';
>>>exec (@sql);
>>>

>>>
>>>and replace dbo with the appropriate schema name if it's not dbo.
>>>
>>>
>>>>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