>I need a way to run an SPT statement(AS400) and then use the result to run a second SPT.
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>For example: I am looking for hardware that is listed by several base numbers. Each base number has multiple lines for a description so one pass through won't get the result I need. Say my parameter is 'SCREW'. I run the first SPT to get all the base numbers that have screw in the description. Then I need to take these numbers and do a second SPT to get the multiple records that go with these numbers.
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>Right now I can get this second SPT to work provided it only has a few numbers to look at. This is because of the string limitation. What I do is loop through the first result creating a string "'WAXXX' Or 'WAXX1' Or 'WAXX2' Or 'WAXX3'" etc. I then use this in my SPT as this:
>= SQLPREPARE(gnHandle1, "Select * From wamtxt Where &mfrt2b", 'mySeeThis1')
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>I need a way to break this string into smaller strings which I know how to do with separate variables but not a single string.

Steve,
Doesn't that still basically one SQL ? ie:

select * from myTable where baseNum in ;
(select baseNum from myHardware where myField='SCREW')

* or using exists

However for breaking string question, first do not use macro substitution :

SQLPREPARE(gnHandle1, ;
"Select * From wamtxt Where "+lcStr1+lcStr2+lcStr3..+lcStrn, 'mySeeThis1')

string limit is 255 only for literal strings.
Cetin