> nope, it still complains about the missing or extra bracket. So far the

only

> workable solution I found is
> x=a+b
>
> The irritating aspect and one which led me to hours of wasted debugging

time

> is the fact that while x=a+b works, x=a + b (note the spaces) does not.

Did you try the SQL:: prefix?

Jason Wharton
CPS - Mesa AZ
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