I do not see how either one would work because you should get a data type mismatch when you include a data type in a string. I usually build by SQL:

lcSQL = 'insert into laypay ("date") values (' + "'" + dtoc(ldDate) + "', fvLaypay)"

x=SQLExec(gnHandle, lcSQL)

>Hi,
>
>I have a remote view 'rvLaypaty' linked to a Paradox table 'laypay'. Unfortunately the Paradox table has a field name called 'date' which is a reserved SQL name, so I am unable to use the View designer for this particular job.
>
>I have tried using SQLEXEC in the following code...
>
>x = SQLEXEC(gnHandle,'INSERT INTO laypay ("date") VALUES (DATE()),fvLaypay)
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>...all works OK, however the following I can't get to work...
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>ldDate = DATE()
>x = SQLEXEC(gnHandle,'INSERT INTO laypay ("date") VALUES (ldDate),fvLaypay)
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>...I have tried macro substitution and everything I can imagine to get it to work with anything but DATE(), to no avail.
>
>Any help would be most appreciated.
>
>Regards
>Doug Johnston