Edgar,

What happens when you use:

l_cSQL = "SELECT * " + ;
    "FROM Table " + ;
    "WHERE MyField = " + ;
    ALLT(ThisForm.MyProperty)

If that doesn't do it, then you want to use the ANSI SQL-92 SUBSTRING(MyField FROM nFirsrPosition FOR nNumberOfCharacters) which would be:

    ....
    "WHERE SUBSTRING(MyField FROM 1 FOR " + ;
    ALLT(STR(LEN(ALLT(MyField)))) + ;
    " ) = " + ALLT(ThisForm.MyProperty

By the way, building the string as above will not give "String too long" errors. I find it easier to read.


>I have to SELECT from a SQL server table on a field of char. 7
>I do my SELECT and say something like this:
>
>l_cSQL = "SELECT *"
>l_cSQL = l_cSQL + " FROM Table"
>l_cSQL = l_cSQL + " WHERE myfield LIKE '"+ALLT(ThisForm.myProperty) + "%'"
>
>and the value of myProperty is '01'
>
>Now the problem with this is it will retrieve '011' or '0122' or wherever is after that. I don't want that. I only want the value of '01'
>What function can I use to do this? Or how can I say that in my SELECT?