try something like DECLARE @sSQL VarChar DECLARE @crDataTable char(30)
SELECT @crDataTable = name FROM sysobjects WHERE xtype='U' AND name LIKE '[_]crData%' SET @sSQL = 'DROP TABLE ' + @crDataTable exec (@sSQL) HTH On 5/5/05, Jeff Chastain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry for the off-topic, but I am having a bit of a query issue. I have a > dynamically created table that is named ' _crData123 ' where the 123 is some > numeric identifier. Now, I need to be able to drop this table. The > following query finds the table name and stores that name in a variable, but > when I attempt to drop it via the variable, I get a syntax error. Any > suggestions on what is wrong with this or another way to do this in SQL > Server? > > ---------- > > DECLARE @crDataTable char(30) > > SELECT @crDataTable = name > FROM sysobjects > WHERE xtype='U' AND name LIKE '[_]crData%' > > DROP TABLE @crDataTable > > ---------- > > Thanks > -- Jeff > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:205651 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
