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Resolved SQL Column Name issue with Reserved words used as column name

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  1. Rick Domogalik
    Rick Domogalik
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  3. Thursday, 9 December 2021 14:58 PM UTC

I have a legacy database that I am writing a new interface for.  This database has several tables that use the column name "Print".  I cannot change the name of the column in the database.  I need to be able to update and insert new data in these tables using the reserved word as a column name.  I have tried putting [] around the name in the SQL select and this will allow me to retrieve data, but when I go to try to insert a new record and then update, I get a sql error.

 

SQLSTATE = 37000
[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'print'.

No changes made to database.

 

Anyone know any tricks to get around this issue?

 

Thanks

 

Rick

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Ronnie Po
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  1. Thursday, 9 December 2021 15:08 PM UTC
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Hi Rick,

Did you try putting double quotes (e.g. "print") around the column name?

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Sivaprakash BKR
  1. Sivaprakash BKR
  2. Saturday, 11 December 2021 06:10 AM UTC
One can try '[" ( Square bracket ) also in place of a double quote.

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Olan Knight
  1. Olan Knight
  2. Saturday, 11 December 2021 16:03 PM UTC
In the database profile on the SYNTAX tabpage there is an option "Enclose table and column name in quotes".

Normally, I hate this option, but in YOUR case you can check this option, then regenerate.

Your code will now look like "table_1"."column_A", and that should allow you to process those columns using reserved words as their column names.

If you only have one column in one table that uses a reserved word as it's column name, then this solution is overkill.

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