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