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Venkata Sravan Kumar BandariVenkata Sravan Kumar Bandari 

I can't understand why it is throwing error for this statement

Database.getQueryLocator('select id, name, email, birthdate from contact where calendar_Month(birthdate) =: System.today().month() AND day_In_Month(birthdate) =: SYstem.today().day()');

i have tried in many ways from anonymus also but its not working
ERROR: System.QueryException: unexpected token: '('
Best Answer chosen by Venkata Sravan Kumar Bandari
Venkata Sravan Kumar BandariVenkata Sravan Kumar Bandari
Thank u to both of you for replying me
Those statements also not working
i changed like this and it is working.
 
Integer m = System.today().month();
        Integer d = System.today().day();
        return Database.getQueryLocator('select id, name, email, birthdate from contact where calendar_Month(birthdate) =: m AND day_In_Month(birthdate) =: d');

 

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BalajiRanganathanBalajiRanganathan
use this
Database.getQueryLocator('select id, name, email, birthdate from contact where calendar_Month(birthdate) = ' + System.today().month() + ' AND day_In_Month(birthdate) = ' + SYstem.today().day());

only simple bind variables are allowed in dynamic SOQL.

Look at the considerations
http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/apexcode/Content/apex_dynamic_soql.htm
Himanshu ParasharHimanshu Parashar
Hi Venkata,

You ar mergning two different syntax with each other when you are generating dynamic query you can't use : operator. Please find the correct version below
 
Database.getQueryLocator('select id, name, email, birthdate from contact where calendar_Month(birthdate)=' +
System.today().month() + 'AND ' + 'day_In_Month(birthdate)='+ SYstem.today().day());

Thanks,
Himanshu
Salesforce Certified Developer | Administrator | Service Cloud Consultant

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Venkata Sravan Kumar BandariVenkata Sravan Kumar Bandari
Thank u to both of you for replying me
Those statements also not working
i changed like this and it is working.
 
Integer m = System.today().month();
        Integer d = System.today().day();
        return Database.getQueryLocator('select id, name, email, birthdate from contact where calendar_Month(birthdate) =: m AND day_In_Month(birthdate) =: d');

 
This was selected as the best answer