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 Author  Thread: SQL and the single quote
Brandy Iskin
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SQL and the single quoteYour last visit to this thread was on 1/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
Posted: 27 Jul 06 11:43 AM
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I am trying to run a query on a list of accounts, but my data contains single quotes. What is the work around?
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Ryan Farley
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Re: SQL and the single quoteYour last visit to this thread was on 1/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
Posted: 27 Jul 06 11:51 AM
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You can escape a single quote with two consecutive single quotes.

For example, this will cause an error:

select * from contact where lastname = 'O'Brian'


But this will not:

select * from contact where lastname = 'O''Brian'  --notice the two consecutive single quotes


You can use the VBScript function in your code to replace the single quote with two consecutive single quotes:

lastname = "O'Brian"
sql = "select * from contact where lastname = '" & Replace(lastname, Chr(39), Chr(39) & Chr(39)) & "'"
'...btw, Chr(39) is a single quote character


A better approach however, is to use a parameterized query and then use parameters for your values you need to plug into the query. Then things like single quotes are not an issue.
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