Using cat with sql variable

set @@STRtest= CAST ( ( select
                    td = FullName,       '',
                    td = Title, '',
                    td = NTW, '',
                    td = PM, '',
                    td = WZD, '',
                    td = CCT, '',
                    td = FLR, '',
                    td = EZP, '',
                    td = sql, '',
                    td = DB, '',
                    td = app
 
            from db3.audit.dbo.DeptAudit
          where department = 'Accounting' and NTW = ' Y'
            order by department, title, fullname
              FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE
    ) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) +  '</table>'

SET @@tableHTML =
      @@StrEmailIntroLine
      + @@StrHTMLTableDef
      + @@StrHTMLColumnHeaders
       +   @@STRtest

      EXEC MSDB.dbo.sp_send_dbmail
      @Profile_Name = 'DB3',
      @Recipients = 'me@me.com',
      @Subject = 'Accounting Department Users and Application Access',
      @body = @@tableHTML,
      @body_format = 'HTML';

Thanks for the response

The issue I'm having is that I am trying to build the query dynamically so I want the query to be in a sql variable so  I need


set @@STRtest= CAST ( ( select
                    td = FullName,       '',
                    td = Title, '',
                    td = NTW, '',
                    td = PM, '',
                    td = WZD, '',
                    td = CCT, '',
                    td = FLR, '',
                    td = EZP, '',
                    td = sql, '',
                    td = DB, '',
                    td = app
 
            from db3.audit.dbo.DeptAudit
          where department = 'Accounting' and NTW = ' Y'
            order by department, title, fullname
              FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE
    ) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) +  '</table>'

to be something like

set @@STRtest= CAST ( ( @@strsql              FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE
    ) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) +  '</table>'

but can't seem to get that to work

for clarification I replaced   +   CAST ( ( select
                    td = FullName,       '',
                    td = Title, '',
                    td = NTW, '',
                    td = PM, '',
                    td = WZD, '',
                    td = CCT, '',
                    td = FLR, '',
                    td = EZP, '',
                    td = sql, '',
                    td = DB, '',
                    td = app
 
            from db3.audit.dbo.DeptAudit
          where department = 'Accounting' and NTW = ' Y'

            order by department, title, fullname
              FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE
    ) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) +  '</table>'

with


+ Cast((@@STRtest123) AS NVARCHAR(MAX)) + '</table>'



I did a select on @@strtest123 and it contains

   select td = FullName,'',td = Title,'',td = NTW,'',td = PM,'',td = WZD,'',td = CCT,'',td = FLR,'',td = EZP,'',td = [sql],'',td = DB,'',td = app from gvcdb3.acresuseraudit.dbo.DeptAudit where department = 'Accounting' and NTW = ' Y' order by title, fullname FOR XML PATH ('tr'), TYPE)

This is driving me nuts....please help!!!!

Is @@STRtest123 a SQL global variable? It is confusing. Ca you explain in words what you are trying to do and what language do you use?

I have not tried to use HTML formatting in SQL before, but it looks to me like your original query is running the ( select td = FullName, '', td = Title, '', ... FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE ) query and then CAST'ing the output from that as nvarchar.  But when you use the variable, you're CAST'ing the variable (the query string, not the results) as nvarchar.  If I'm right, maybe you need to execute the query string (@@STRtest) and then CAST the output from that to nvarchar?

 Or maybe I'm completely off base.  Like I said, I haven't tried to do this kind of thing before.

 James

Thanks so much for the additional replies

Zberteoc,

yes the variable is defined



James

I think you may be on the right track but not sure how to do what you are suggesting


All I want to do is allow the query itself to be dynamic (in a variable) and not hard coded


If the stored proc contains the following, the output is formatted to an html table


DECLARE @tableHTML  NVARCHAR(MAX) ;

SET @tableHTML =

     N'Please review your department users and report any discrepancies to IT. <br> <br>  
      The code descriptions are as follows:  <br><br>
      NTW - Network User, <br>
      PM - Patron Management, <br>
      MA - Machine Accounting,<br>
      CTA - CTA, <br>
      FLR - Floorstaff,  <br>
      EZP - EZ Pay, <br>
      SQL - GP SQL Login, <br>
      DB - GP Database Login, <br>
      APP - GP Application User. <br> <br>Thank you.' +

    N'<H1>Accounting Department Users and Application Access</H1>' +
    N'<table border="1">' +
    N'<tr><th>FullName</th><th>Title</th>' +
    N'<th>NTW</th><th>PM</th><th>WZD</th>' +
    N'<th>CCT</th><th>FLR</th><th>EZP</th><th>SQL</th><th>DB</th><th>APP</th></tr>' +
    CAST ( ( select
                    td = FullName,       '',
                    td = Title, '',
                    td = NTW, '',
                    td = PM, '',
                    td = WZD, '',
                    td = CCT, '',
                    td = FLR, '',
                    td = EZP, '',
                    td = sql, '',
                    td = DB, '',
                    td = app
 
            from gvcdb3.acresuseraudit.dbo.DeptAudit
      where NTW = ' Y '

            order by department, title, fullname
              FOR XML PATH('tr'), TYPE
    ) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) +
    N'</table>' ;

EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail @recipients='jghar@gv.com',
@Profile_Name = 'DB3',      
    @subject = 'Accounting Department Users and Application Access',
    @body = @tableHTML,
    @body_format = 'HTML' ;

                                                


However,  if the stored proc contains the following I got the column headers but not the table rows

DECLARE @tableHTML  NVARCHAR(MAX) ;

DECLARE @strSQL  NVARCHAR(2000) ;

DECLARE @strSQLHTML  NVARCHAR(2000)

set @strsql = 'select
                    td = FullName,       '''',
                    td = Title, '''',
                    td = NTW, '''',
                    td = PM, '''',
                    td = WZD, '''',
                    td = CCT, '''',
                    td = FLR, '''',
                    td = EZP, '''',
                    td = sql, '''',
                    td = DB, '''',
                    td = app
 
from db3.audit.dbo.DeptAudit
  where department = ''Accounting'' and NTW = '' Y''

order by department, title, fullname FOR XML PATH(''tr''), TYPE )'



SET @tableHTML =

     N'Please review your department users and report any discrepancies to IT. <br> <br>  
      The code descriptions are as follows:  <br><br>
      NTW - Network User, <br>
      PM - Patron Management, <br>
      MA - Machine Accounting,<br>
      CTA - CTA, <br>
      FLR - Floorstaff,  <br>
      EZP - EZ Pay, <br>
      SQL - GP SQL Login, <br>
      DB - GP Database Login, <br>
      APP - GP Application User. <br> <br>Thank you.' +

    N'<H1>Accounting Department Users and Application Access</H1>' +
    N'<table border="1">' +
    N'<tr><th>FullName</th><th>Title</th>' +
    N'<th>NTW</th><th>PM</th><th>WZD</th>' +
    N'<th>CCT</th><th>FLR</th><th>EZP</th><th>SQL</th><th>DB</th><th>APP</th></tr>' +
   
   
   
    + CAST((@strsql) AS NVARCHAR(MAX) ) + ' </table>'


   
   
   

EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_send_dbmail @recipients='jghar@gv.com',
@Profile_Name = 'DB3',      
    @subject = 'Accounting Department Users and Application Access',
    @body = @tableHTML,
    @body_format = 'HTML' ;

I have put the output in the attached file
html.doc