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Message Posted: Wed, 15 May 2013 @ 19:50:52 GMT

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Hi,

In SQL Assistant, is there a way to define a variable in such a way that its value is used in a query?

I know I can use a "prompt" to get one value, but is there a way to use that same prompt more than once?

As a trivial example, suppose I want to list all the tables in two databases that were created by a given user. I want to do something like this:

     select *
     from   DBC.TABLES
     where  DatabaseName = 'my_db1'
       and CreatorName = ?target_id /* Prompt for user ID */
     union
     select *
     from   DBC.TABLES
     where  DatabaseName = 'my_db2'
       and CreatorName = @target_id /* Use same value from previous prompt */

I also know this could be done with a macro, but I don't have "CREATE MACRO" permission.

Thanks!

Bob

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