Hi!

Did you tried syntax with "?" parameters?

testthissd = "INSERT INTO drawmstrp (dm_drawing_number,dm_drawing_title,dm_pending_change,dm_date_issued,dm_requester_name1,dm_requester_name2, ;
dm_job_order,dm_project,dm_customer) Values(?nfn,?nf2,?nf3,?nf4,?nf5,?nf6,?nf7,?nf8,?nf9)"
*? testthissd

"nfn" and like variables used above are just plain values, not a string constants for a macro. You can pass this way really large string, for example. You can use also a field after "?", field's value will be correctly passes into the INSERT statement.

This works for SQL Server 7.0, just test if this works in your case.

HTH.

>I am using SPT to insert data into as AS400 database. All works fine until I try and add another field of the record to insert. What I think is happening is my insert string is getting too long. How can I use variables to make the string shorter?
>
>My Code:
>testthissd = "INSERT INTO drawmstrp (dm_drawing_number,dm_drawing_title,dm_pending_change,dm_date_issued,dm_requester_name1,dm_requester_name2, ;
>dm_job_order,dm_project,dm_customer) Values(&nfn,&nf2,&nf3,&nf4,&nf5,&nf6,&nf7,&nf8,&nf9)"
>*? testthissd
>
>= SQLSETPROP(gnHandle1n, 'Transactions', 2)
>= SQLEXEC(gnHandle1n, testthissd)