Inserting single quotes in Query Analyzer

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Inserting single quotes in Query Analyzer

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suchiate
Starting Member

33 Posts

Posted - 2006-12-11 : 23:41:19

Hi guys,

I am working on a stored procedure which requires appending a single quote to a variable string, but SQL treats strings enclosed in single quotes. Can anyone teach me how to represent single quote to allow my procedure to insert single quotes?

I have tried the below:
1. SET @var = '''
2. SET @var = "'"
3. SET @var = convert(varchar,"'")

obviously 1 will not work, and 2 and 3 returns invalid column name '''.

Please help me out, thanks guys.

gsgill76
Posting Yak Master

137 Posts

Posted - 2006-12-12 : 00:04:34

Try this


DECLARE @var varchar(10)
SET @var = 'GILL'''
PRINT @var

Rule of thumb is put TWO single quotes, if u need to put single quote in the string.
More Information: Read

SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER (Transact-SQL)

from BOL.

Gurpreet S. Gill

suchiate
Starting Member

33 Posts

Posted - 2006-12-12 : 00:14:36

Thank you so much Gill :)

madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator

22864 Posts

Posted - 2006-12-12 : 05:59:20

You need to double the single quote. Run this to know how it behavs

Select '','''','''''','''''''',''''''''''

Madhivanan

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