topic Re: square brackets in variable name in QlikView https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/square-brackets-in-variable-name/m-p/1017826#M639684 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Use it with apostrophes: "NET PROFIT [USD]"</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:39:56 GMT cwolf 2016-03-30T15:39:56Z square brackets in variable name https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/square-brackets-in-variable-name/m-p/1017822#M639677 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>In my data source I have a variable with square brackets in name - 'NET PROFIT [USD]'</P><P></P><P>I need to rename this variable in loading stage, how should I do this?</P><P></P><P>L</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:35:46 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/square-brackets-in-variable-name/m-p/1017822#M639677 arsenal1983 2016-03-30T14:35:46Z Re: square brackets in variable name https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/square-brackets-in-variable-name/m-p/1017823#M639679 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>variable or field value?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:38:17 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/square-brackets-in-variable-name/m-p/1017823#M639679 sunny_talwar 2016-03-30T14:38:17Z Re: square brackets in variable name https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/square-brackets-in-variable-name/m-p/1017824#M639681 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>are u tried this way, Team[UK] as Team ?</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:45:45 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/square-brackets-in-variable-name/m-p/1017824#M639681 buzzy996 2016-03-30T14:45:45Z Re: square brackets in variable name https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/square-brackets-in-variable-name/m-p/1017825#M639682 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>the name of the column in my data source <IMG src="https://community.qlik.com/legacyfs/online/emoticons/happy.png" /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Mar 2016 14:52:44 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/square-brackets-in-variable-name/m-p/1017825#M639682 arsenal1983 2016-03-30T14:52:44Z Re: square brackets in variable name https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/square-brackets-in-variable-name/m-p/1017826#M639684 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Use it with apostrophes: "NET PROFIT [USD]"</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:39:56 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/square-brackets-in-variable-name/m-p/1017826#M639684 cwolf 2016-03-30T15:39:56Z Re: square brackets in variable name https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/square-brackets-in-variable-name/m-p/1017827#M639685 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>try with double quotes </P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:52:04 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/square-brackets-in-variable-name/m-p/1017827#M639685 Chanty4u 2016-03-30T15:52:04Z Re: square brackets in variable name https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/square-brackets-in-variable-name/m-p/1017828#M639686 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>or even this should work, I think</P><P></P><P><SPAN style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><STRONG>NET PROFIT [[USD]]</STRONG></SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><BR /></SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="color: #3d3d3d; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Look here for escape sequence: <A href="https://community.qlik.com/qlik-blogpost/4232">Escape sequences</A><BR /></SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:53:32 GMT https://community.qlik.com/t5/QlikView/square-brackets-in-variable-name/m-p/1017828#M639686 sunny_talwar 2016-03-30T15:53:32Z