[postmodern-devel] dynamically built queries

Hello list, I need to create queries dynamically and seem to have run into a silly showstopper. I want to create queries like ... SELECT tmp1.name, tmp1.value as "{foo}bar" from baz as tmp1; ... where both the table name alias ("tmp1") as well as the field name alias ("{foo}bar") are _Strings_. Now, if i do: (sql-compile '(:dot "tmp1" value)) --> "E'tmp1'.value" which is definitely _not_ what i want. The same for: (sql-compile '(:as "tmp1" baz)) --> "E'tmp1' AS baz" If possible at all I'd like to avoid the (make-symbol "tmp1") and similar workarrounds. Any ideas? TIA Ralf Mattes