Check your quotes. Better yet, create a variable as the string then check the variable.
If I understand your code, the first line would look like this: If 'A'||AvdNr||'.ICA_ARTIKEL@'||LookUpServerName|| 'BORTTAGS_FLAGG' = 0 THEN I suspect you're going to have problems with the rest of your quoting as well. David A. Barbour Oracle DBA, OCP AISD 512-414-1002 Roland.Skoldbl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pl/sql question - if statement om 04/09/2002 09:43 AM Please respond to ORACLE-L anyone whom can tell me why this statement fails in a pl/sqll code: I get this error message PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "||AvdNr||" when expecting one of the following: . ( * @ % & = - + < / > at in mod not rem then <an exponent (**)> <> or != or ~= >= <= <> and or like betwe when i run this statement If A'||AvdNr||'.ICA_ARTIKEL@'||LookUpServerName|| 'BORTTAGS_FLAGG = 0 '' then lvSQL := 'SELECT ICA_ARTIKEL.FSGPRIS,ICA_ARTIKEL.PANTBELOPP ' || --PBK.LPKORGEANREL.EANREL,PBK.LPKORGEANREL.VARUTYP ' || 'FROM A'||AvdNr||'.ICA_ARTIKEL@' ||LookUpServerName|| ' ' || --PBK.LPKORGEANREL ' || 'WHERE ICA_ARTIKEL.EAN=' || EanLPVara || ' ' || 'AND ICA_ARTIKEL.DATUM<TO_DATE(''' ||inDatum||''',''YYYY-MM-DD'') ' || -- 'AND ICA_ARTIKEL.BORTTAGS_FLAGG = 0 ' || 'ORDER BY DATUM DESC'; -- DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(lvSQL); DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SUBSTR(lvSQL,1,250)); DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SUBSTR(lvSQL,251,250)); END IF; Please help me. I must be blind. I have tried to look at the first code line.. Would appreciate help very much. Thanks in advance. Roland -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).