Declare variable problem

DECLARE @.x varchar
Set @.x = (SELECT COUNT(*)FROM #t)
DECLARE '@.date' + @.x datetime
Lets say the count is 5
I want to DECLARE a datetime variable called @.date5
How do I do this?
Thanks in advancedThis would require dynamic sql, which would be either a pointless exercise
or a dynamic coding nightmare. What are you trying to accomplish? Why is
it important that the name also convey information/data?
"Jim Campau" <jim_campau@.bausch.com> wrote in message
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> DECLARE @.x varchar
> Set @.x = (SELECT COUNT(*)FROM #t)
> DECLARE '@.date' + @.x datetime
> Lets say the count is 5
> I want to DECLARE a datetime variable called @.date5
> How do I do this?
> Thanks in advanced
>|||I don't know how many dates (rows) are going to be returned and I need to be
able to dynamically decare a variable for each date returned.
"Scott Morris" <bogus@.bogus.com> wrote in message
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> This would require dynamic sql, which would be either a pointless exercise
> or a dynamic coding nightmare. What are you trying to accomplish? Why
> is
> it important that the name also convey information/data?
> "Jim Campau" <jim_campau@.bausch.com> wrote in message
> news:uL7Y$g$IFHA.3356@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>|||This sounds like a problem with your approach to solving the problem. Since
you used the term "rows", you probably should be thinking in terms of a
table. You can search the newsgroups for the many posts regarding dynamic
sql - if you want to go down that path.
There might be a set-based approach; one that is more appropriate for a
relational dbms. If you post some details about what you are trying to
accomplish, someone might be able to provide a different approach that is
better suited to the environment.
"Jim Campau" <jim_campau@.bausch.com> wrote in message
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> I don't know how many dates (rows) are going to be returned and I need to
be
> able to dynamically decare a variable for each date returned.
>
> "Scott Morris" <bogus@.bogus.com> wrote in message
> news:u0Xzn2$IFHA.580@.TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
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>|||Jim Campau wrote:
> I don't know how many dates (rows) are going to be returned and I
> need to be able to dynamically decare a variable for each date
> returned.
Can you explain the problem, the tables involved, a sample query, and
what you expect to be returned. It sounds like what you're trying to do
can be done a lot more easily.
David Gugick
Imceda Software
www.imceda.com