angie tel writes:

... <dtml-if ...> <dtml-in sql1> </dtml-if> As you recognized DTML tags must be *properly* nested...

You can do: <dtml-if ...> <dtml-call "REQUEST.set(sql,sql1)"> </dtml-if> .... <dtml-in sql> .... </dtml-in> This way, you get a properly nested DTML structure. Dieter