DOCUMENT:Q236126 27-JUL-2001 [foxpro] TITLE :HOWTO: Passing Single Quotes in String to SQL Server w/ SQL PT PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2.5,3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbSQL kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbMDAC250 kb ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 - Microsoft Data Access Components version 2.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= This article describes how to pass a single quote in a string to a SQL Server table using SQL passthrough with a DSNless ODBC connection. MORE INFORMATION ================ The following example assumes that the Pubs database exists in a SQL Server datasource called SQLSERVER. The example creates a DSNless ODBC connection (TESTCONNECTION) to the SQL Server datasource, creates a table named SINGLEQUOTE, and inserts the string text into the table with the single quote imbedded in the string. *!* Start of the program SET SAFETY OFF CLEAR CLOSE DATA ALL CREATE DATABASE test *!* DSNless Connection to a SQL Server database *!* In the following statement "DBMSSONCN" is the TCP/IP library name CREATE CONNECTION testconnection CONNSTRING ; "driver={sql server};server=SQLSERVER;uid=sa;pwd=; database=pubs;network=dbmssocn" xDSNLess = SQLCONNECT("testconnection") IF xDSNLess > 0 *!* *CHAR(39) is a single quote or apostrophe in SQL Server SQLEXEC(xDSNLess, "DROP TABLE singlequote") SQLEXEC(xDSNLess, "CREATE TABLE singlequote (singlequote char(30))") SQLEXEC(xDSNLess, "INSERT INTO singlequote ; VALUES ('single'+char(39)+'quotes '+char(39)+'in the '+; char(39)+ 'string')") SQLEXEC(xDSNLess, "SELECT * from singlequote") SQLEXEC(xDSNLess, "DROP TABLE singlequote") BROWSE NOWAIT ENDIF SQLDISCONNECT(xDSNLess) SET SAFETY ON *!* End of the program Additional query words: KBDSE ====================================================================== Keywords : kbSQL kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox kbDSupport kbMDAC250 kbSQLProg Technology : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbMDACSearch kbMDAC250 kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a Version : WINDOWS:2.5,3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0 Issue type : kbhowto ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.