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USE command with variable

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ryanlcs
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62 Posts

Posted - 2008-01-29 : 05:14:34

I have following command:

DECLARE @fileName VARCHAR(256)
SET @fileName = 'MISDB'
USE @fileName

I wanted the database name to be dynamic, but I hit with this error at line 3,

Incorrect syntax near '@fileName'.

Pls help.

Thnks.

SwePeso
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30421 Posts

Posted - 2008-01-29 : 05:24:00

http://www.sommarskog.se/dynamic_sql.html

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