I'm trying to execute an SQL statement in a loop that contains some strings which have single quotes ( ' ) in the text of the string. I've set the SQL statement itself as a string so then I can replace double quotes with 2 double quotes and tried to do the same for single quotes but it still throws an error.
SQLString = "INSERT INTO dbo.CSF_Reports (CorpName, ReportType, ReportDate, FileNumber, OldCode) VALUES ('" & (rsOldSource.Fields.Item("
SQLString = replace(SQLString, """", """""")
SQLString = replace(SQLString, "''", "''''")
The error occurs when it gets to a record with Corporation_Name of something liKe: Bob's Furniture
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This is basically the same thing as what Tim said, but I figured I'd toss it in anyway.
Private Function DoubleQuote(fixText)
DoubleQuote = Replace(fixText,Chr(34),St
End Function
SQLString = "INSERT INTO dbo.CSF_Reports (CorpName, ReportType, ReportDate, FileNumber, OldCode) VALUES ('" & DoubleQuote(rsOldSource.Fi
SQL Server will not acept Single quotes unless they are used two times. Like to insert a statement like Bob's Place, you have to insert it as Bob''s Place. You can use the replace function to replace the Single quote.
varx = replace(string,"'","''").
But, again, this may not work some times. Also, inserting a single quote might prove to be dangerous. Instead, you can use two functions , one that replaces singles quote with a character during nstertion and anotehr that repalces that special character with single quote during retreival. Using double quotes for this purpose wold be advantageous.
Good Luck
Private Function DoubleQuote(fixText)
DoubleQuote = Replace(fixText,Chr(34),St
End Function
SQLString = "INSERT INTO dbo.CSF_Reports (CorpName, ReportType, ReportDate, FileNumber, OldCode) VALUES ('" & DoubleQuote((rsOldSource.F
This code is still throwing an error when it gets to a string with ' in it. (Incorrect syntax near 'S'.) (S is the character after the ' )
Private Function doubleQuote(fixText)
doubleQuote = Replace(fixText, chr(39), chr(42))
end Function
Check this. Chr(39) is for single quote and chr(34) for double quotes.
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by: TimCotteePosted on 2004-06-14 at 07:03:45ID: 11306480
Hi probelaw,
This is likely to cause a few issues as you will already have ' in the statement which you will be doubling and end up with something that will not work, much better to write a simple function:
Private Function FixUp(ByVal TheText As String) As String
FixUp = Replace(Replace(TheText,"'
End Function
Then use
SQLString = "INSERT INTO dbo.CSF_Reports (CorpName, ReportType, ReportDate, FileNumber, OldCode) VALUES ('" & FixUp(rsOldSource.Fields.I
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