>>Hi all...
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>>Is it possible to use a variable in place of a field name in a select statement?
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>>My form will have a combo box from which the user can select a number of different options each of which refers to a different field in the same table. The user then can enter text in a text box which represent what they want to find in that field.
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>>So, when they click a button (like "Find"), the following is executed:
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>>VarFieldName = thisform.cmbField.value
>>VarFieldText = thisform.txtField.value
>>select * from table_name where table_name.VarFieldName = VarFieldText
>>
>>I get the following error:
>>SQL: Column 'VARFIELDNAME' is not found.
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>>It would appear that VFP is not substituting my variable name for the field with the "real" field name.
>>(Gosh, I amaze myself sometimes! <g>)
>>
>>Any suggestions? ( I mean, other than creating a series of if/endif for every possible value in the combo box.)
>>
>>tia,
>>
>>marc mandel
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>This is the normal behavior. Use a macrosubstitution:
>
>select * from table_name where table_name.&VarFieldName = VarFieldText

You may also use something like this:

cSQLCommand = 'SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE ' + VarFieldName + '="' + thisform.cmbField.value + '"'

then use &cSQLCommand to run the query.