Quotation Mark Hell

[shurstgbr]

I have a database where one of the fields contains the inch symbol ("). e.g. 02"-GP-1734-E17-N. However, I am trying to create an sql string in a module with a where clause based on the above field. The query sql is SELECT FINAL.ItemID, FINAL.*
FROM FINAL
WHERE (((FINAL.ItemID)="02""-GP-1734-E17-N"))
ORDER BY FINAL.ItemID;

but what do I have to do to make this work in a module as I am entering quotation mark hell!!!



Thanks in advance

[SoftwareMatters]

I would probably do a find/replace and change the quotes to something else like `` then you won't have a problem.

[shurstgbr]

JD

Yeah I have thought about that and clearly that would work but what I really want to know is how to do it "properly" (or should that be ""properly""!).

[jgelpi16]

I have a database where one of the fields contains the inch symbol ("). e.g. 02"-GP-1734-E17-N. However, I am trying to create an sql string in a module with a where clause based on the above field. The query sql is SELECT FINAL.ItemID, FINAL.*
FROM FINAL
WHERE (((FINAL.ItemID)="02""-GP-1734-E17-N"))
ORDER BY FINAL.ItemID;

but what do I have to do to make this work in a module as I am entering quotation mark hell!!!

Thanks in advance

I know this is hell. I have fought this battle several times...Have you tried assigning the value to a variable first?

strCriteria = "02""
SELECT FINAL.ItemID, FINAL.*
FROM FINAL
WHERE (((FINAL.ItemID)='" & strCriteria & "' & "-GP-1734-E17-N"))
ORDER BY FINAL.ItemID;

Would it be possible to replace the " with a ' ? I know you can replace a ' with '' (two single quotes) and SQL will treat that has a '.

strCriteria = "02""
strCriteria = Replace(strCriteria, "'", "''")
SELECT FINAL.ItemID, FINAL.*
FROM FINAL
WHERE (((FINAL.ItemID)='" & strCriteria & "' & "-GP-1734-E17-N"))
ORDER BY FINAL.ItemID;

Did you try surrounding the double-quote in double-quotes? (""").

strCriteria = "02""""
SELECT FINAL.ItemID, FINAL.*
FROM FINAL
WHERE (((FINAL.ItemID)='" & strCriteria & "' & "-GP-1734-E17-N"))
ORDER BY FINAL.ItemID;

[jgelpi16]

JD

Yeah I have thought about that and clearly that would work but what I really want to know is how to do it "properly" (or should that be ""properly""!).

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