>>>You need to double the apostrophe or use parameter (preferred method).
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>>Say the parameter is not applicable and you only have an option of what you call "double the apostrophe." Then user enters "O'Connell", do you mean to search within the entry (before adding it to the SQL Select) and add another single apostrophe as "O''Connell"?
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>The simplest way is
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>lcNewSQL = strtran(lcOldSQL,['],['']) && in VFP code.
This seems to be exactly what I need. Thank you very much.
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