Problems with buildind sql string

[Ianpbaker]

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The application I am building has a update facility that takes values from access puts them into varios text boxes, lets the user change the value (etc)

I then build a sql string and do a db.execute to update the string is built as below.

strSQL = "UPDATE tblhotels " & _
"SET hotelkey = '" & txtHotelkey & "'," & _
"accomodationtype = " & cboacomtype & "," & _
"starrating = '" & Cbostars & "'," & _
"hotelname = '" & txtname & "'" & _
" WHERE hotelkey = '" & strHotelkey & "'"

This works fine as long as there are no ' in the text

is there any way of getting around this

[Forest Dragon]

You can copy the contents of any TextBox to a string, and then search it and add another ' after each ' you find. Finally, execute the query.

Good Luck!!!

[Ianpbaker]

That works (it doesn't return an error) But when I view the field where the data has changed a ¬ character is shown

[JHausmann]

You could also

1) disallow the use of characters by doing a keystroke check when the data is typed into the text fields _or_
2) use double quotes as your delimiter (makes getting the sql right a bit harder.

[Forest Dragon]

lanpbaker:

Which application did you use to view the field value?
Try to put it in a TextBox and tell me what happens.