Thanks guys!!!

Ric

>I would use SQLEXEC parameters or TEXTMERGE

ln_next = ln_last + 1
>myresult = SQLEXEC(1,'Insert INTO phone (phon_phoneid, phon_personid, phon_type)' + ;
>  ' VALUES (?ln_next, ?ln_1, ?lc_bus' )
>*
>lcSql = ""
>TEXT TO lcSql TEXTMERGE NOSHOW
>Insert INTO phone (phon_phoneid, phon_personid, phon_type)
>	VALUES ( <<TRANSFORM(ln_last + 1)>>, <<TRANSFORM(ln_1)>>, '<<lc_bus>>')
>ENDTEXT	
>myresult = SQLEXEC(1, lcSql)
>

>>Hi everyone...
>>
>>This works where ln_last and ln_1 are numeric values in variables.
>>
>> myresult = SQLEXEC(1,'Insert INTO phone (phon_phoneid, phon_personid) VALUES ('
>+ STR(ln_last + 1) + ;
>> ', '+ STR(ln_1) + ')')
>>
>>
>>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?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Ric