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I'm trying but failing to create a table using Eclipse.
What can I do to fix this?
PreparedStatement create=conn.prepareStatement("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS
stud(id int unsigned not null auto_increment,
firstname varchar(25),
lastname varchar(25)");
error:
You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '[IF NOT EXISTS] stud(id int unsigned not null auto_increment, firstname varchar(' at line 1
The issue is that your query for the table creation is missing a close bracket at the end, which makes the query syntactically invalid. The query should be:
PreparedStatement create=conn.prepareStatement("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS
stud(id int unsigned not null auto_increment,
firstname varchar(25),
lastname varchar(25))");
In my opinion, code formatting so brackets/braces and other general syntax can line up help to avoid these situations as you can see the opens and closes lining up:
PreparedStatement create=conn.prepareStatement("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS
stud(
id int unsigned not null auto_increment,
firstname varchar(25),
lastname varchar(25)
)");
However, some coding guidelines might not allow you to do this.
Although everybody is picking the missing parenthesis up, however, the error message does not relate to a missing parenthesis and ever answer and comment ignores what's in the error message.
I belive that the OP did not copy the exact code that is being executed because the error message says:
...check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '[IF NOT EXISTS]
Note that in the error message the if not exists clause is enclosed by square brackets as in the mysql manual on create table. In the manual it indicates that this clause is optional, but in the real life code the square brackets must not be there.
In the actual code there are no square brackets, this is why I belive that the OP did not copy the original code into the question. My answer is: remove the square brackets around the if not exists clause.
It simply lacks a closing paranthesis, as far as I can tell.
PreparedStatement create=conn.prepareStatement("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS
stud(id int unsigned not null auto_increment,
firstname varchar(25),
lastname varchar(25))");
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I'm a beginner at mysql on linux (ubuntu 22.4), while checking a document with the basics i came across an example of how to create a primary key, but with the constraint keyword:
CREATE TABLE
Empleados (
IdEmpleado INTEGER CONSTRAINT IndicePrimario PRIMARY,
Nombre TEXT,
Apellidos TEXT,
FechaNacimiento DATETIME
)
But when i type the command, i get this error.
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MariaDB server version for the right syntax to use near 'CONSTRAINT indice PRIMARY KEY)' at line 1
I tried some modifications such as "int" instead of integer, or "primary key" instead of just primary, adding "not null" and so on, but is still the same error.
I already tried to search why is it wrong, but can't figure it out. If anyone could help, id appreciate
Try adding constraint separately as shown below,
CREATE TABLE Empleados (
IdEmpleado int NOT NULL,
Nombre varchar(255),
Apellidos varchar(255),
FechaNacimiento datetime,
CONSTRAINT IndicePrimario PRIMARY KEY (IdEmpleado)
);
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i created a database for a nfl team. I created a table called players that holds bios info. Now i want to create a table called transactions that shows the trade transactions but players to the active roster based from the primary key of players. But i keep getting this error: ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'KEY(idplayer) REFERENCES players(playersid))' at line 8.
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create table transactions(
transid INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
type VARCHAR(30),
fromteam VARCHAR(30),
toteam VARCHAR(30),
idplayer INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY(transid),
FORIEGN KEY(idplayer) REFERENCES players(playersid));
Please could someone help me out on similar experiences.
I think you just misspelled FOREIGN :-)
Typo, change
FORIEGN KEY(idplayer) REFERENCES players(playersid));
to
FOREIGN KEY(idplayer) REFERENCES players(playersid));
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I am getting an error for the following code:
create table JOB_TBL(
JT_JOB_ID_FLD INT AUTO_INCREMENT,
JT_JOB_DESCRIPTION_FLD VARCHAR(4000),
JT_JOB_POSTER_FLD INT NOT NULL,
JT_JOB_POST_DATE_FLD DATE NOT NULL,
JT_JOB_CLOSE_DATE_FLD DATE NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (JT_JOB_ID_FLD),
FOREIGN KEY (JT_JOB_POSTER_FLD)
REFERENCES USER_TBL(UT_USER_ID_FLD)
) ENGINE = INNODB;
At first I thought it had something to do with the NOT NULL on the two date fields, but it is still giving an error when I run the statement without those not nulls. Here is the error I receive:
#1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds
to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'FLD INT NOT NULL,
JT_JOB_POST_DATE_FLD DATE NOT NULL,
JT_JOB_CLOSE_DATE_FLD DA' at line 4
JT_JOB_POSTER_ FLD INT NOT NULL,
^----- what's this?
Mysql explicitly points you to the wrong place, next time just hold your breath and read it carefully.
There should not be a space between after the underscore in this line:
JT_JOB_POSTER_ FLD INT NOT NULL,
^^^
I'm a beginner programmer in MySQL. When I'm creating a table called message in my database called chat, this is the error:
Error creating Table: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'from CHAR(30),to TEXT(300),text TEXT(1000),index INT(10) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT' at line 1
The full MySQL statement is:
CREATE TABLE message(date DATE,from CHAR(30),to TEXT(300),text TEXT(1000),index INT(10) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,PRIMARY KEY(index))
I know the other code is correct, because I created another table previously, and it worked fine. I then copied the code and used it for this statement.
It's probably a really silly mistake, but I can't figure it out.
Please help. Thanks in advance.
to, from and index are reserved words.
Try:
CREATE TABLE message(date DATE,`from` CHAR(30),`to` TEXT(300),text TEXT(1000),`index` INT(10) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,PRIMARY KEY(`index`))
from is a mysql reserved words,
you must add from in `,
UPDATE: to,index is key too, here the right sql
CREATE TABLE message(date DATE,`from` CHAR(30),`to` TEXT(300),text TEXT(1000),`index` INT(10) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,PRIMARY KEY(`index`))
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I wrote the following query for mySQL :
mysql> Create table R_Matrix
(
image_name VARCHAR(25) NOT NULL REFERENCES Images(image_name),
Row INT,
Column INT,
Data INT,
PRIMARY KEY(image_name)
);
Where Images is a table in the same database and image_name is a column in it;
However I got the following error :
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the
manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right
syntax to use near 'Column INT, Data INT, PRIMARY KEY(image_name) )'
at line 1
I cannot find anything wrong with the query. What am I doing wrong ?
COLUMN is a reserved keyword. It must be escape using backtick,
Create table R_Matrix
(
image_name VARCHAR(25) NOT NULL REFERENCES Images(image_name),
Row INT,
`Column` INT,
Data INT,
PRIMARY KEY(image_name)
);
MySQL Reserved Keywords
The best option is to avoid using MySQL reserved words as identifiers. Since you are running a CREATE TABLE statement, changing the column name is the best solution. (Choose a different column name; or at a minimum, add an underscore to the end of the identifier.)
The problem with your statement (as JW correctly points out), is that COLUMN is a MySQL reserved word. Your statement is raising an error because MySQL is interpreting the token Column in your statement as a reserved word, rather than a column name; and, in that context, that reserved word is valid syntax.
A workaround (as JW also points out) to prevent MySQL as seeing that identifier as a reserved word is to enclose the identifier in backticks; alternatively, if sql_mode is set to ANSI, the identifier can be enclosed in double quotes.