Re: Can someone with access to 8ir3 test this for me please?

"Jonathan Lewis" <jonathan_at_jlcomp.demon.co.uk> wrote in message news:c135lm$i8i$1_at_hercules.btinternet.com... >
> Why would you expect this to work ?

Because it's not said anywhere that it doesn't?

> I don't think any DDL statements can
> use bind variables.

I found that out the hard way.

> Are you questioning
> the fact that it fails, or that it doesn't give
> an appropriate error message ?

Both, in fact. The error is highly misleading.

> Here's another example that won't work,
> and isn't expected to:

Yes, I know. All DDL, by the looks of it.

Oh well, we can always build up the entire string...

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