Ric,

In cases like this where I have to create a large string with values embedded in it, I use the TEXTMERGE command to build the statement. This way you don't have to do the string conversions and the code is much easier to follow (ie, less error prone).

example:

TEXT TO lcSqlString TEXTMERGE NOSHOW
INSERT INTO phone (phon_phoneid, phon_personid) VALUES (<<ln_last + 1>>,<<ln_1>>,'<<lc_bus>>')
ENDTEXT

myresult = SQLEXEC(1,lcSqlString)

HTH,
Kurt

>Thanks Dave!!!
>
>Sometimes the extra eyes make it go....
>
>:-)
>
>Ric
>
>>Ric,
>>
>>You have to quote the text fields:
>>
>>myresult = SQLEXEC(1,'Insert INTO phone (phon_phoneid, phon_personid, phon_type) VALUES (' + STR(ln_last + 1) + ', '+ STR(ln_1) + [, ']+ lc_bus + [')] )
>>
>>And I assume you did not nave that excess , in your field list.
>>
>>>Then I try and add a character variable into a character field and get a syntax error:
>>>
>>> myresult = SQLEXEC(1,'Insert INTO phone (phon_phoneid, phon_personid, , phon_type) VALUES (' + STR(ln_last + 1) + ;
>>> ', '+ STR(ln_1) + ', '+ lc_bus + ')')
>>>
>>>This doesn't work.
>>>
>>>
>>>Do you know how to format this correctly to get the variable value going through?