[Zope] variable SQL statements

[ed colmar]

Hey everyone!

I'm working on a strange database project, and I've run into a little
stumbling block.  Thought I'd bounce this off the group and see if there's
any workarounds...

my goal:

build a SQL statement that will create a table with a name provided by an
external method.



-- my first attempt | this is the contents of a sql method --

CREATE TABLE <dtml-sqlvar tablename type=nb>_<dtml-sqlvar tabletype type=nb>
(
testfield VARCHAR(75)
)

------------------------




But when it gets rendered, the variables get quoted. =(

So, I found jPenny's Variable SQl statement how-to, and tried using it
instead:





-- my second attempt | this is the contents of a sql method --

<dtml-var "sqltablecall">

------------------------

-- this is the contents of an external method --

    mastertablename = "somename_standardtable"
    sqltablecall = "CREATE TABLE " + mastertablename + " ( testfield
VARCHAR(75) )"
    self.SQL_create_master_table(sqltablecall=sqltablecall)

------------------------

This returns a "bad request" error...  Apparently the variable cannot be
passed directly like this..??



My questions:   Is there a way to disable quoting in SQLvars?  OR, how do I
go about adding the sqltablecall variable into the request (which I'm
assuming is where it's looking).

Thanks for any ideas!

-ed-