Syntax issues with SQL

General
1

Hey everyone,

I've been trying to figure out how to deal with this syntax issue i'm having.
I'm using a template node to design my query and then pass it to an mssqlplus node.

This is the query (in the template node)

IF EXISTS
    (SELECT 1 FROM c5_total_daily WHERE denom='{{denomName}}' AND CONVERT(DATE, endtime) = CONVERT(DATE, getdate()))
    BEGIN
    UPDATE c5_total_daily
    SET '{{typeColumn}}'= CASE WHEN '{{typeColumn}}' IS NULL THEN '{{valNum}}' ELSE '{{typeColumn}}' + '{{valNum}}' END
    WHERE denom='{{denomName}}' AND CONVERT(DATE, endtime) = CONVERT(DATE, getdate())
    END
    
ELSE
    BEGIN
    INSERT INTO dbo.c5_total_daily(denom,endtime,'{{typeColumn}}')
    VALUES ('{{denomName}}','{{endtime}}','{{valNum}}')
    END

My syntax issue is in line 11 in which I am trying to call a variable as column name. Other variable callings in this query have no issues.
Any way to avoid it?

Thanks for any tips!

2

Feed the template into a debug node and show us what it is generating.

[Edit] If you don't need quotes round denom and endtime, why have you put them round {{typeColumn}} ?

3

I tried adding quotes around denom and endtime, and also removing quotes from {{typeColumn}} but I still receive the same syntax error.
This is the debug output, I have replaced sensitive names / information with '++++'

IF EXISTS
	(SELECT 1 FROM c5_dashboard_end WHERE depositid='++++' AND endtime='2022-10-13 14:35:17')
    BEGIN
    UPDATE c5_dashboard_end
    SET ++++= CASE WHEN ++++ IS NULL THEN '260' ELSE +++++ + '260' END
    WHERE depositid='++++' AND endtime='2022-10-13 14:35:17'
    END
    
ELSE
	BEGIN
    INSERT INTO dbo.c5_dashboard_end(depositid,starttime,endtime,++++)
    VALUES ('++++','2022-10-13 14:18:17','2022-10-13 14:35:17','260')
    END
    

IF EXISTS
    (SELECT 1 FROM c5_total_daily WHERE denom='++++' AND CONVERT(DATE, endtime) = CONVERT(DATE, getdate()))
    BEGIN
    UPDATE c5_total_daily
    SET '++++'= CASE WHEN '++++' IS NULL THEN '260' ELSE '++++' + '260' END
    WHERE denom='++++' AND CONVERT(DATE, endtime) = CONVERT(DATE, getdate())
    END
    
ELSE
    BEGIN
    INSERT INTO dbo.c5_total_daily('denom','endtime','++++')
    VALUES ('++++','2022-10-13 14:35:17','260')
    END
4

What exactly is the error and what database is this for (mysql for example) and what node are you using to interface to it?