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Question SQL Query / Variable

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Posted on by sceleiro 21
 

Good morning,

I am currently using Power Automate Desktop for a process where I need to execute a SQL query.

My question is whether it is possible to pass a variable within the SQL statement itself, for example in a WHERE clause like:

WHERE date = %date%

The idea is to be able to pass a dynamic date value to the query at runtime.

Thank you very much in advance for your help.

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    eetuRobo 4,222 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Yes you can.

    Example of where I query Excel to retrieve rows that has date 02/08/2017


    The SQL statement:
    SELECT *
    FROM [data$]
    WHERE [Date] =  '%Date%'



    If the %Date% PAD variable is of type Datetime then use #%Date%# instead of '%Date%'
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    sceleiro 21 on at
    Thank you very much. I was making a mistake with the actions, which led me to think it wasn’t possible. With your explanation, I tried again and modified a few things, and now it works. Thanks!

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