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Asked: 2026-05-11T13:43:24+00:00

declare @test varchar(20) set @test = ‘VALUE’ exec(‘ select ‘+@test+’ ‘) This returns: Invalid

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declare @test varchar(20) set @test = 'VALUE'  exec(' select '+@test+' ')

This returns:

Invalid column name ‘VALUE’.

Is there an alternate method to display the variable value on the select statement?

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  1. cmsjr has a point about not needing exec for this. But assuming you’re posting a simplified version of the problem and exec is a requirement:

    There’s no column named ‘value’ because there’s no table. If you just want it to print value, you need to encase it in quotes so it looks like a string literal inside the call to exec:

    exec(' select ''' + @test + ''' ')
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