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Problems with Apostroph in variable!
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16/04/1999 11:18:28
 
 
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16/04/1999 11:07:51
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Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00209007
Message ID:
00209016
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>Hello,
>I'm using a variable in the WHERE clause of a SQL Statement. The variable looks like so:
>cMyVar = "ALLTRIM(MyTable.MyField) = '" + ALLTRIM(THIS.VALUE) + "'"
>
>Naturally, if MyTable.MyField contains an apostroph (like "De'Isle"), I get a syntax error :-(
>What do I have to do in this case?

You might try using the square brackets [] as delimiters within the string rather than the apostrophe, since they don't occur in the typical data; IOW:

cMyVar = "ALLTRIM(MyTable.MyField) = [" + ALLTRIM(THIS.VALUE) + "]"

Also, you're hurting yourself needlessly using ALLTRIM() in WHERE clauses; it ensures that the expression will not be Rushmore-optimizable, and depending on the SET environment, may result in unexpected matches using the = operator.
>Thanks in advance for your help!
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