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Microsoft SQL Server
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SQL syntax
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00840471
Message ID:
00889618
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>>You can build SQL statement as a local string variable and than run it using EXECUTE command or sp_executesq system sproc. For example,
DECLARE @Sql varchar(4000)
>>SET @Sql = 'SELECT fld1 FROM [' +  @lcTableName + ']'
>>EXECUTE (@Sql)
>
>How are you able to use '[' and ']' w/o getting an error?

Why would I get an error? The square brackets are legitimate delimiters for SQL Server identifiers. The double quotes can also be used if SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER is set to ON. See BOL for details.
--sb--
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