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Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a0401' Expected end of statement

Hi All getting this bizare error... cannot figure it out
Set Header=oConn.Execute("SELECT * FROM codes WHERE code_live=TRUE ORDER BY RND(-10000000*TimeValue(Now())*code_ID)")

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Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a0401'

Expected end of statement

/home2.asp, line 133

HeaderPic=SubDomain("brand_ID")&"-header-"&Header("code_short")&".jpg"
------------------------------------------^

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ideas?
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Are SubDomain and Header recordset objects?

if you run the query directly in your database, do you get results back?

Can you provide a bit more code, maybe 10 lines worth before and after line 133?
Are you sure the query is successful? Try:
On Error Resume Next
Set Header=oConn.Execute("SELECT * FROM codes WHERE code_live=TRUE ORDER BY RND(-10000000*TimeValue(Now())*code_ID)")
If Err.number<>0  Then
   Response.Write("SELECT query failed")
   Response.Write( Err.Description )
End If

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I have just run it in the database, it is showing up the objects that I expect (which is 3)

when I response.write(header("code_short")) is shows correct as well, its when I put it into a shortcut (HeaderPic=etc) is where the issue comes up

it was a direct cut and paste from one of my the older version of the same site, there is no difference code, database, tables, columns or data

will try your test code, brb
exactly the same:
Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a0401'

Expected end of statement

/home2.asp, line 138 (because of extra lines)

HeaderPic=SubDomain("brand_ID")&"-header-"&Header("code_short")&".jpg"
------------------------------------------^

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can you provide additional code so I have some sort of context in the way you're using it?
<%
	Set oConn=Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
	oConn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="&Server.MapPath("core/allcore.mdb")
	If SubDomain("brand_ID")="GPT" Then
		Set Header=oConn.Execute("SELECT * FROM codes WHERE code_live=TRUE ORDER BY RND(-10000000*TimeValue(Now())*code_ID)")
		Response.Write(Header("code_short"))
		HeaderPic=SubDomain("brand_ID")&"-header-"&Header("code_short")&".jpg"
'	ElseIf SubDomain("brand_header")="rotate" Then
'		Set Header=oConn.Execute("SELECT * FROM site_menu WHERE brand_ID="&SubDomain("brand_ID")&" AND menu_live=TRUE ORDER BY RND(-10000000*TimeValue(Now())*menu)")
'		Response.Write(Header("menu"))
'		HeaderPic=SubDomain("brand_ID")&"-header-"&Header("menu")&".jpg"
'	ElseIf SubDomain("brand_header")="still" Then
'		HeaderPic=SubDomain("brand_ID")&"_header.jpg"
	End If
%>
<td width=1330 height=300 align=center valign=bottom colspan=2 background="http://members.amnet.net.au/~webber4/<%=HeaderPic%>" style="background-size:cover;background-position:center,center" rowspan=2>

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are you sure Header("code_short") contains a value?
yes Header("code_short") contains either WEC or F1 or MGP

the response.write above it shows that each time i use it and comment out HeaderPic
try using the fully qualified path to the field value -- Header.Fields("code_short").Value :

<%
Dim HeaderPic
HeaderPic=""
	Set oConn=Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
	oConn.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source="&Server.MapPath("core/allcore.mdb")
	If SubDomain("brand_ID")="GPT" Then
        On Error Resume Next
        Set Header=oConn.Execute("SELECT * FROM codes WHERE code_live=TRUE ORDER BY RND(-10000000*TimeValue(Now())*code_ID)")
        If Err.number<>0  Then
           Response.Write("SELECT query failed")
           Response.Write( Err.Description )
			Response.End
        End If
		
		'Response.Write(Header("code_short"))
		HeaderPic=SubDomain("brand_ID") & "-header-" & Header.Fields("code_short").Value & ".jpg"
'	ElseIf SubDomain("brand_header")="rotate" Then
'		Set Header=oConn.Execute("SELECT * FROM site_menu WHERE brand_ID="&SubDomain("brand_ID")&" AND menu_live=TRUE ORDER BY RND(-10000000*TimeValue(Now())*menu)")
'		Response.Write(Header("menu"))
'		HeaderPic=SubDomain("brand_ID")&"-header-"&Header("menu")&".jpg"
'	ElseIf SubDomain("brand_header")="still" Then
'		HeaderPic=SubDomain("brand_ID")&"_header.jpg"
	End If
%>
<td width=1330 height=300 align=center valign=bottom colspan=2 background="http://members.amnet.net.au/~webber4/<%=HeaderPic%>" style="background-size:cover;background-position:center,center" rowspan=2>

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same error...
Microsoft VBScript compilation error '800a0401'

Expected end of statement

/home2.asp, line 145

HeaderPic=SubDomain("brand_ID")&"-header-"&Header.Fields("code_short").Value&".jpg"
------------------------------------------^

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The only other suggestions I can think of are:
a. Try declaring HeaderPic at the top (like in my post)
b. Try adding spaces around the ampersands (like in my post)
c. Verify that you are actually using double quotes (ascii code34) and not some "fancy double quote" (similar to what MS Word likes to use).  Try opening notepad, type your statement there, then do a cut and paste from notepad onto your code file.

Also, what is SubDomain() doing? If it is querying a db, make sure it returns an actual value (as in Header.Fields("code_short").Value ) and not an "object" (as in Header("code_short") )
hielo

I copied and pasted your code directly, same error

Yes Subdomain is a query that definatley returns a value

as mentioned before this exact code that I posted was a clean cut and paste from the previous version of the site, no changes to data, table, columns nor code.

just no idea why it is erroring there, whilst the line before I can Reseponse.Write(Header("code_short")) and it gives a value no issues at all
BigMonty - it works! no idea why it does, but it does!

how strange!
excellent, glad I could help :)