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Asked: 2026-05-11T14:23:45+00:00

I’ve got a stored procedure that allows an IN parameter specify what database to

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I’ve got a stored procedure that allows an IN parameter specify what database to use. I then use a pre-decided table in that database for a query. The problem I’m having is concatenating the table name to that database name within my queries. If T-SQL had an evaluate function I could do something like

eval(@dbname + 'MyTable')

Currently I’m stuck creating a string and then using exec() to run that string as a query. This is messy and I would rather not have to create a string. Is there a way I can evaluate a variable or string so I can do something like the following?

SELECT * FROM eval(@dbname + 'MyTable')

I would like it to evaluate so it ends up appearing like this:

SELECT * FROM myserver.mydatabase.dbo.MyTable
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  1. Read this… The Curse and Blessings of Dynamic SQL, help me a lot understanding how to solve this type of problems.

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