a mix of parameters and dynamically generated sql statement does the trick... check here for details http://www.xdevsoftware.com/blog/post/Use-Parameters-with-OPENQUERY-in-SQL.aspx
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Pablo (Paul) Berzukov
Author of Understanding Database Administration available at Amazon and other bookstores.
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