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I just realized that i assigned a table name as "AS" and when i was trying to do a select query, i kept getting an 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 '"as"'.
So i looked up for reserved words and found out that "AS" is reserved. Well, i think i knew before (used for aliases) but just didn't consider it.
So to fix this will easily be to rename the table name. But assuming i don't want to, can i still access this table using some sort of symbol ? i tried putting it in quotes and double quotes but no success.
With mysql, you can wrap reserved words (or any words for that matter) in backticks to cause word to be parsed as a literal name rather than the keyword:
select * from `AS`
Read more about it in the on line documentation under "identifier quote character".
Yes use this(backtiks):
SELECT * FROM `as`
You should use backticks. Else MySQL will consider it as a Keyword. If we use backtick then they are called quoted identifiers and they tell the parser to handle the text between them as a literal string. They are useful for when you have a column or table that contains a keyword or space.
Please refer: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/reserved-words.html
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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 'specific) VALUES ('5.jpg','kids','anyone')' at line 1,,
My query is
$sql="INSERT INTO imagetable(image,name,specific) VALUES ('$dbimage','$dbname','dbspec')";
specific is a reserved word in MySQL. Either use backticks to escape it or use another name for your column.
INSERT INTO imagetable (image, name, `specific`)
VALUES ('$dbimage','$dbname','dbspec')
sql="INSERT INTO `imagetable` (`image`,`name`,`specific`) VALUES ('$dbimage','$dbname','dbspec')";
While not required, it is a good practice to surround your column names (and table names) with ` characters. This avoids issues with reserved words used by the SQL language.
The reason you are getting this issue is because "specific" is a reserved keyword by the SQL language. Think of it like trying to name a variable "if". Since the keyword "if" is reserved by the coding language, you cannot do this. It is the same concept with "specific" in SQL.
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I have a table like this:
Why is this command not working:
UPDATE 'stitch' SET 'claim-time'='20' WHERE 'group'='010000'
I get the error:
#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 ''stitch' SET claim-time='20' WHERE group='010000'' at line 1
Everything in the table is text.
group is a reserved keyword in mysql so use backticks to escape it
`group`
Also you are selecting the string as column name, correct format is
UPDATE `stitch` SET `claim-time`='20' WHERE `group`='010000'
Try removing the single quotes from stitch, claim-time and group. Either leave them out or use backquote `. The comma is used for strings, not table and field names.
Also, I don't know what data type claim-time and group are. If they are numeric (int, bigint, etc) and not string (varchar, text, etc) then you'll need to remove the single quotes from those too.
update stitch set claim-time=20 where group='0100000'; # assuming group is a string data type
Try this.
UPDATE TableName SET claim-time='20' WHERE group='010000';
That is considering if claim-time is a varchar datatype. If it's a number just remove the quotes.
Remember to avoid reserved names such as field names such as name, password, group, user and stuff just to be safe. Make it user1, group1 instead or something like these.
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I am trying to update a database via an update query,but I am getting an error that says
Error com.mysql.jdbc.exceptions.jdbc4.MySQLSyntaxErrorException: 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 'add=null,col=null,wok=null,pcol=null,pwok=null,bio=null where un ='null'' at line 1.
I have been trying for hours to figure out what the error is in my SQL Syntax,but I haven't been able to get through.
The update query is:
query = "Update users SET em=?, mn=?,add=?,col=?,wok=?,pcol=?,pwok=?,bio=? where un ='"+un+"'";
I need help in figuring out the error in my update syntax,Thanks.
ADD is a reserved word in mysql use backticks
\`add\`=?
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysqld-version-reference/en/mysqld-version-reference-reservedwords-5-5.html
ADD is reserved word. Please quote it or change field name
From Reserved Words
the word add is a reserved keyword
Reserved words are permitted as identifiers if you quote them as
described in Section 9.2, “Schema Object Names”:
From Schema Object Names
An identifier may be quoted or unquoted. If an identifier contains
special characters or is a reserved word, you must quote it whenever
you refer to it.
I'm using joomla to develop sites, but I'm having a strange error. I have a syntax error in the following code:
$q = "TRUNCATE TABLE ".$db->quote('#__csvi_available_fields');
Which give output on runtime:
TRUNCATE TABLE 'erx_csvi_available_fields'
But mysql shows an error:
JDatabaseMySQL::query: 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 ''#__csvi_available_fields'' at line 1
SQL=TRUNCATE TABLE '#__csvi_available_fields'
The strange thing is when I run without quotes, it runs normal:
TRUNCATE TABLE erx_csvi_available_fields <-- works without problem
Any idea what went wrong here ?
As other have said the wrong quotes have been added.
When using Joomla's JDatabase to provide quoting there are two different functions you can call one for values and another for database, table or column/field names.
To make your example line work you need to use quoteName() as follows:
$q = "TRUNCATE TABLE ".$db->quoteName('#__csvi_available_fields');
The $db->quote() is used to quote values being used in the SQL.
You can read through /libraries/joomla/database/database.php for an idea of how the abstraction is supposed to work.
don't use single quotes "'". use "`" (left to the numbers on your keyboard). normal single quotes are for strings, same as double quotes
Single quotes are used for strings, you should use backticks for names.
From the MySQL manual:
The identifier quote character is the backtick (`)
Also have a look at this Stackoverflow question: Using backquote/backticks for mysql queries
I have an MySQL query, which returns an error message. I think it could be due to the word "out". Normally, I would just change the field name but I am working on some software that I am not used to and I don't know how much of a change that would be. So, I want to be sure if I have to.
Here is the query:
SELECT * FROM probid_bids WHERE auctionid=73 AND out=0 AND invalid=0
Here the error message:
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 'out=0 AND invalid=0' at line 1
OUT is indeed a reserved word. You can encase the column names in backticks to quote the names, and thus avoid this problem, like so:
SELECT * FROM probid_bids WHERE `auctionid`=73 AND `out`=0 AND `invalid`=0
OUT is a reserved word (it is used to specify the type of parameters -- IN, OUT, INOUT -- when creating procedures). Try enclosing it inside backticks (`).
The rules regarding how and when to quote the identifiers (table names, column names, etc) are described here.
Note: certain MySQL configurations allow you to use double quotes as well but this should be avoided; stick with using backticks to quote identifiers and single quotes to quote strings.
Escape the keys:
SELECT * FROM `probid_bids` WHERE `auctionid`=73 AND `out`=0 AND `invalid`=0