parentheses within string break value()

[Dr. Hawkins]

I am finding that parentheses within strings break value()

put  value ("Abc" & 45 & "123(def)")


produces


Script compile error:

Error description: local: not a valid variable or constant name


If I escape it as

put  value ("Abc" & 45 & "123\(def\)")


it produces

Abc45123

I don't think that either of these is correct, or am I missing something?

I am trying to assemble strings which have variable names using custom
properties for using in database queries, such as

"SELECT foo FROM " & tableName & " WHERE bar > 7;"


and in my learned paranoia, I want to wrap each condition with parentheses
when I have more than one (I got tired of remembering precedence rules for
each language, and which ones are screwy, and . . .)


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Dr. Richard E. Hawkins, Esq.
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