# The "</.../>" syntax

This syntax cannot span lines. The following list points out what you can do with this syntax and what you should pay attention to.

* It can be used to generate the value of any existing parameter. The generated value should not be enclosed by quotation marks.

* No space char is allowed after </ or before />.

* Inside this syntax, the <%...%> or <%=...%> syntax should not be used.

The statement written in the below example is a valid one.

```
#sql sentence
DROP TABLE temp_</TABLE_NAME/>;
```

The statement identifies the TABLE\_NAME parameter and then removes the corresponding table.

For more information on the &lt;%...%&gt; syntax, see [The <%...%> syntax](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2024-04-and-earlier/dots-syntax).

For more information on the &lt;%=...%&gt; syntax, see [The <%=...%> syntax](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/8.0-R2024-04-and-earlier/equals-dots-syntax).

The following sections present more specific code used to access more complicated parameters.

Information noteNote:

Parameters that the SQL templates can access with this syntax are simple. They are often used for connection purpose and can be easily defined in components, such as TABLE\_NAME, DB\_VERSION, SCHEMA\_TYPE, etc.