How to find a syntax error in my SQL code? - sql

Question

I am trying to compile my code but I get the same error every time:
Syntax error (missing operator ) in query expression
' True Status.Subsystem Not LIKE '''
This is my code :
Sub Import_Loop_Check_list()
Dim strSQL As String
Dim SS_sel As String
Dim rcrd As DAO.Recordset
If IsNull(Cobsubsystem) Then
SS_sel = "True"
Else
If IsNull(Logic1) Then
SS_sel = "Status.Subsystem LIKE '" & Cobsubsystem & "' "
Else
SS_sel = "Status.Subsystem NOT LIKE '" & Cobsubsystem & "' "
End If
End If
strSQL = " SELECT DISTINCT LOOP_JB.Loop_name, [Easyplant Dump query].Subsystem, LOOP_JB.PANEL_FROM, LOOP_JB.ITR_PANEL_FROM, LOOP_JB.ITR_PANEL_FROM_state, LOOP_JB.CABLE_NUM, LOOP_JB.ITR_cable, LOOP_JB.ITR_STATE_Cable, LOOP_JB.Cabinet_JB, LOOP_JB.ITR_Cabinet_JB, LOOP_JB.ITR_STATE_CABINET, Multicors.CABLE_NUM AS Multicore, Multicors.ITR_PANEL_FROM, Multicors.ITR_PANEL_FROM_state, [Cabinet query].PANEL_TO, [Cabinet query].ITR_PANEL_TO, [Cabinet query].ITR_PANEL_TO_state INTO [LOOP_Check] " & _
" FROM (LOOP_JB INNER JOIN ([Cabinet query] RIGHT JOIN Multicors ON [Cabinet query].CABLE_NUM = Multicors.CABLE_NUM) ON LOOP_JB.Loop_name = Multicors.Loop_name) INNER JOIN [Easyplant Dump query] ON LOOP_JB.Loop_name = [Easyplant Dump query].Clean_Tag_Number" & _
" WHERE True " & SS_sel & strSQL
DoCmd.SetWarnings False
DoCmd.RunSQL strSQL
DoCmd.SetWarnings True
DoCmd.OpenTable "LOOP_Check"
End Sub

Answer 1

I looked at this again -- something else does not make sense.
You reference Status.Subsystem in the WHERE but there is no table named Status -- Did you not include the full query?
original answer
I think the error message is clear -- you have a strange where statement
WHERE True Status.Subsystem Not LIKE
you probably mean
WHERE Status.Subsystem Not LIKE
so change this line
" WHERE True " & SS_sel & strSQL
to this
" WHERE " & SS_sel & strSQL
Also, it does not right to me -- are you sure you want to do a RIGHT join to Multicors and not a left join? You want a row in your result for every row in the multicors table?