Syntax Question

Hi,
I can't seem to figure out the syntax for a pl/sql function body returning sql query:
I have a dynamic query so it's in single quotes
(which is extremely long so I've just abbreviated it to give the general idea):
tmp_var := 'select a,
b,
c,
(select .......) "Col 4"
from table1
where a = 1';
It throws an error saying that it can't find the From clause or that whatever comes before it in the query is an invalid identifier. How can I have double quotes within single quotes? i've tried using 2 single quotes on both sides of Col 4 but that didn't work. I've also tried putting the double quotes between 2 single quotes ''"''. That didn't work either.
Thanks,
Nora

Nora,
I can't tell if Col 4 is supposed to be an alias for you select statement or a hardcoded value. It looks to me like it is an alias. If so, why not just make it col_4? Then you can just change the column header to be whatever you want. If you want it to be an alias, then what you have looks correct (though you might try to put a space before the word "from").
If you want it to be a hardcoded value, then you want two single quotes ''Col 4''.
I assume that you have
return tmp_var;
at the end of your pl/sql block...
Hope this helps.
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