>I am using wwBusiness to execute Select statements against SQL Server. I have tons of Select statements in my app from the time where it ran against FoxPro DBFs, but now I need these Sql Statements to run against SQL Server. I'm hoping someone has written a helpful function that would add brackets around all the table and field name in the query string.
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>Does anyone know of a custom FoxPro procedure or regex that will automatically add brackets around all the table and field names in a SQL Select statement string?
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>For instance:
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>Select mach_name, mach_num, order From Machines Where order < 100
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>Needs to become:
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>Select [mach_name], [mach_num], [order] From [Machines] Where [order] < 100
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>I also have Join, Order By, and Group By clauses in some of the Select statements that I need to get cleaned up as well.
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>I'm trying to avoid adding brackets manually, because for a while the SQL statements still need to run against DBFs tables, so I if add them now, it will break the DBF version of the app. I know there are other VFP vs. Sql Server issues that I must address, but this is the biggest one I am facing now.
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Why do you need brackets around the fields when working with SQL Server? I think you only need the brackets if the field name is a reserved word in SQL Server.
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