On 7/12/21 11:25 AM, Rich Shepard wrote:
> Long ago I wrote a query which was greatly improved (i.e., it actually
> worked as intended) by help here):
>
> /* This query selects all activity information for a named person */
>
> SELECT p.lname, p.fname, p.loc_nbr, p.job_title, p.direct_phone,
> p.active,
> o.org_name,
> l.loc_nbr, l.loc_name,
> a.act_date, a.act_type, a.notes, a.next_contact
> FROM People AS p
> JOIN Organizations AS o ON o.org_nbr = p.org_nbr
> JOIN Locations AS l ON l.org_nbr = o.org_nbr and l.loc_nbr =
> p.loc_nbr
> JOIN Activities AS a ON a.person_nbr = p.person_nbr
> WHERE p.lname = &p.lname AND p.fname = &p.fname;
>
These look like value substitutions, usually done on the client at it
sends the sql. How is this sql getting to the server (presumably after
substitution).