>>Hi,
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>>The following SQL Select:
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>>select 1 from MyTable where MyField = [TEST1] and PK_FLD <> 0
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>>works in VFP. But when sending this SQL select to SQL Server I get error:
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>>Invalid column 'TEST1'
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>>Should I replace the brackets?
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>Yes. Strings should be enclosed in single quotes. In SQL Server only [] will mean field name, as well as double quotes.
The reason I used the brackets is a way to deal with an apostrophe in the entry. For example, if the entry is "O'Connell" I get error. So with the bracket there is no error (in VFP). What do you do for these cases (apostrophe in entry) in SQL?
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