I am cheating and using VFP to write an SQL script for a non-compatable version of another database. I am parrsing the data from a text file, and making the script via textmerge as per the code below

SET TEXTMERGE ON NOSHOW
STORE houtfile TO _TEXT && yes, houtfile is open!

DO WHILE NOT FEOF(hinfile)

&& get variable values from infile

&&The section below is what needs to be put into a scipt,quotes and all
\INSERT INTO "_SMDBA_"."_INVSRVHIST_"("ACTION","ITEM")
\\VALUES(<>,(SELECTInventory_Items."Sequence" AS "seq.InventoryItem"
\ FROM "_SMDBA_"."Inventory Items" Inventory_Items
\WHERE
\ Inventory_Items."Configuration ID" = '<>' AND
\ Inventory_Items."Part Description" LIKE 'pentium%'));
\
LOOP

It will not complile, as the sql statements are 'invalid', even though they should be read as staight text after the delimiters, and not as sql statements. I must have the quotes exactly as in the sample in order for this script to run on the external db.
Any suestions on how to get it to work?