Hello Experts, I am using an existing code which runs okay but when I am adding where b.client_code like "%Vanquis%", I am getting ERROR: Describe error: IColumnsInfo::GetColumnInfo failed. : Deferred prepare could not be completed.: Statement(s) could not be prepared.: Invalid column name '%Vanquis%'. (from [Pinsys].[dbo].[debt_trans] as b 65 inner join [Pinsys].[dbo].[transdescrn] as c 66 on b.Tran_code = c.Tran_code 67 where b.tx_date >= &Start_trace and 68 b.tx_date <= &End_Trace and 69 b.client_code like "%Vanquis%" WARNING: Apparent invocation of macro VANQUIS not resolved. 70 71 and b.tran_code in ('MO9741','MO9742','MO9743','MO9744','MO9745','MO9746','MO9747','MO9748');)) as t2 72 73 order by t2.debt_code, t2.tx_date 74 ; ERROR: Describe error: IColumnsInfo::GetColumnInfo failed. : Deferred prepare could not be completed.: Statement(s) could not be prepared.: Invalid column name '%Vanquis%'. NOTE: PROC SQL set option NOEXEC and will continue to check the syntax of statements. 75 quit;) I am using the below code: proc sql; connect to oledb (provider=sqlncli11.1 properties = ("Integrated Security" = SSPI "Persist Security Info" = False "Initial Catalog" = pinsys prompt = NO "Data Source" = 'ELECTRA' read_lock_type = no)); create table Manual_table as select t2.debt_code, t2.tran_code, datepart(t2.tx_date) as Trace_date format date9., input(t2.tx_time,time8.) as trace_time format time8., t2.dt_tx_date as Trace_dt, t2.tx_manauto, t2.td_stddescrn from (select * from connection to oledb (select b.debt_code, b.tran_code, b.tx_date, b.tx_time, b.dt_tx_date, b.tx_manauto, b.client_code from [Pinsys].[dbo].[debt_trans] as b inner join [Pinsys].[dbo].[transdescrn] as c on b.Tran_code = c.Tran_code where b.tx_date >= &Start_trace and b.tx_date <= &End_Trace and b.client_code like "%Vanquis%" and b.tran_code in ('MO9741','MO9742','MO9743','MO9744','MO9745','MO9746','MO9747','MO9748');)) as t2 order by t2.debt_code, t2.tx_date ; quit;
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