lcWhereClause = "WHERE cField1 = 'AJ'" && for a literal value SELECT (fields) ; FROM (tables) ; &lcWhereClause ; INTO (output) * Here are some alternative formulations lcWhereClause = "WHERE cField1 = cInScopeVariable" lcWhereClause = "WHERE cField1 = " + "'" + cToInsertALiteralValue + "'" lcWhereClause = "WHERE nField1 = 1" lcWhereClause = "WHERE nField1 = nInScopeVariable" lcWhereClause = "WHERE nField1 = " + TRANSFORM (nToInsertALiteralValue)Jay