_Connection.Subst (gb.db)

Function Subst ( Format As String, Arguments As , ... ) As String

Creates a SQL sentence by substituting its arguments into a format string.

  • Format is the SQL sentence.

  • Arguments are the arguments to substitute.

The &1, &2... patterns inside the Format string are replaced by the SQL representation of the 1st, 2nd... Arguments.

These arguments are quoted according to the underlying database SQL syntax. See the Database Request Quoting page for more details.

Examples

PRINT DB.Subst("WHERE Name = &1 AND Date = &2", "Benoit", Now)
WHERE Name = 'Benoit' AND Date = '2006-02-15 11:51:33.043'

See also