Error concatenating string

I am trying to create a job that, as one of its steps, will kick off a
DTS package. As part of the command parameter, I need to concat a
system variable (@.@.SERVERNAME) to a constant string. I am receiving an
error about incorrect syntax near the +.

Here is the code for the job step.

-- Add the job steps
EXECUTE @.ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobstep@.job_id = @.JobID,
@.step_id = 1,
@.step_name = N'Import OCC Series Data',
@.command = N'DTSRun /F
D:\Databases\Scripts\DTS\ImportOCCSeriesData.dts /A DbName:8=' +
@.@.SERVERNAME,
@.database_name = N'',
@.server = N'',
@.database_user_name = N'',
@.subsystem = N'CmdExec',
@.cmdexec_success_code = 0,
@.flags = 2,
@.retry_attempts = 0,
@.retry_interval = 1,
@.output_file_name = N'',
@.on_success_step_id = 0,
@.on_success_action = 3,
@.on_fail_step_id = 0,
@.on_fail_action = 3
IF (@.@.ERROR <> 0 OR @.ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback

If I just try SELECT N'DTSRun /F
D:\Databases\Scripts\DTS\ImportOCCSeriesData.dts /A DbName:8=' +
@.@.SERVERNAME, everything works fine. I even tried declaring a local
variable named @.command and setting it in the select statement, but no
dice."Jason" <JayCallas@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:f01a7c89.0402051028.4aa7015e@.posting.google.c om...
> I am trying to create a job that, as one of its steps, will kick off a
> DTS package. As part of the command parameter, I need to concat a
> system variable (@.@.SERVERNAME) to a constant string. I am receiving an
> error about incorrect syntax near the +.
> Here is the code for the job step.
> -- Add the job steps
> EXECUTE @.ReturnCode = msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobstep @.job_id = @.JobID,
> @.step_id = 1,
> @.step_name = N'Import OCC Series Data',
> @.command = N'DTSRun /F
> D:\Databases\Scripts\DTS\ImportOCCSeriesData.dts /A DbName:8=' +
> @.@.SERVERNAME,
> @.database_name = N'',
> @.server = N'',
> @.database_user_name = N'',
> @.subsystem = N'CmdExec',
> @.cmdexec_success_code = 0,
> @.flags = 2,
> @.retry_attempts = 0,
> @.retry_interval = 1,
> @.output_file_name = N'',
> @.on_success_step_id = 0,
> @.on_success_action = 3,
> @.on_fail_step_id = 0,
> @.on_fail_action = 3
> IF (@.@.ERROR <> 0 OR @.ReturnCode <> 0) GOTO QuitWithRollback
> If I just try SELECT N'DTSRun /F
> D:\Databases\Scripts\DTS\ImportOCCSeriesData.dts /A DbName:8=' +
> @.@.SERVERNAME, everything works fine. I even tried declaring a local
> variable named @.command and setting it in the select statement, but no
> dice.

You can't build a parameter value 'dynamically' like that, but assigning the
entire string to a variable first should work:

declare @.mycommand nvarchar(1000)
set @.mycommand = N'DTSRun /F
D:\Databases\Scripts\DTS\ImportOCCSeriesData.dts /A DbName:8=' +
@.@.SERVERNAME

EXECUTE msdb.dbo.sp_add_jobstep
...
@.command = @.mycommand
...

What error did you get when you tried this?

Simon|||I ended up figuring that out and doing exactly what you suggested.
Something I did not know about passing parameters to stored
procedures...

The error I had gotten was
Incorrect syntax at '+'

Thanks for the help.

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