Column Names

[Warren]

I am trying to capture some data from a MS Access DB which was created and
populated by a VB program I did not write. I can grab all the data but I
need to grab certain columns only, problem is the column names have spaces
in them.

IE

Cabinet Height, Cabinet Depth, Cabinet Width.

When I create the SQL statement during run time I tried the following from
my C++ program

Select Cabinet Height, Cabinet Depth, Cabinet Width From tbName;

Select Cabinet_Height, Cabinet_Depth, Cabinet_Width From tbName;

Neither worked, the only thing that seems to work is the wildcard *.

Do the columns come out of the Access DB as an Array

Select column[10], column[11], column[12] From tbName;

Or is there another way to call each column from the database that I need
and not all of the columns?

[TC]

Select Cabinet Height, ...
is no good (as you've found).

Select [Cabinet Height], ...
is what you need in Jet SQL.

HTH,
TC
"Warren" <wy***@REMOVEwy ght.com> wrote in message
news:RMaCb.5831 0$bC.6396@clgrp s13...

I am trying to capture some data from a MS Access DB which was created and
populated by a VB program I did not write. I can grab all the data but I
need to grab certain columns only, problem is the column names have spaces
in them.

IE

Cabinet Height, Cabinet Depth, Cabinet Width.

When I create the SQL statement during run time I tried the following from
my C++ program

Select Cabinet Height, Cabinet Depth, Cabinet Width From tbName;

Select Cabinet_Height, Cabinet_Depth, Cabinet_Width From tbName;

Neither worked, the only thing that seems to work is the wildcard *.

Do the columns come out of the Access DB as an Array

Select column[10], column[11], column[12] From tbName;

Or is there another way to call each column from the database that I need
and not all of the columns?

[Warren]

"TC" <a@b.c.d> wrote in message news:1071207293 .632484@teuthos ...

Select Cabinet Height, ...
is no good (as you've found).

Select [Cabinet Height], ...
is what you need in Jet SQL.

HTH,
TC
"Warren" <wy***@REMOVEwy ght.com> wrote in message
news:RMaCb.5831 0$bC.6396@clgrp s13...

I am trying to capture some data from a MS Access DB which was created and populated by a VB program I did not write. I can grab all the data but I need to grab certain columns only, problem is the column names have spaces in them.

IE

Cabinet Height, Cabinet Depth, Cabinet Width.

When I create the SQL statement during run time I tried the following from my C++ program

Select Cabinet Height, Cabinet Depth, Cabinet Width From tbName;

Select Cabinet_Height, Cabinet_Depth, Cabinet_Width From tbName;

Neither worked, the only thing that seems to work is the wildcard *.

Do the columns come out of the Access DB as an Array

Select column[10], column[11], column[12] From tbName;

Or is there another way to call each column from the database that I need and not all of the columns?

[Edward]

"Warren" <wy***@REMOVEwy ght.com> wrote in message news:<RMaCb.583 10$bC.6396@clgr ps13>...

I am trying to capture some data from a MS Access DB which was created and
populated by a VB program I did not write. I can grab all the data but I
need to grab certain columns only, problem is the column names have spaces
in them.

IE

Cabinet Height, Cabinet Depth, Cabinet Width.

When I create the SQL statement during run time I tried the following from
my C++ program

Select Cabinet Height, Cabinet Depth, Cabinet Width From tbName;

Select Cabinet_Height, Cabinet_Depth, Cabinet_Width From tbName;

Neither worked, the only thing that seems to work is the wildcard *.

Do the columns come out of the Access DB as an Array

Select column[10], column[11], column[12] From tbName;

Or is there another way to call each column from the database that I need
and not all of the columns?

Put the column names within square brackets:

Select [Cabinet Height], [Cabinet Depth], [Cabinet Width] From tbName;

Edward
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[PC Datasheet]

You need to enclose the clumn names in square brackets in your Select statement.
Select [Cabinet Height], [Cabinet Depth], [Cabinet Width] From tbName;
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"Warren" <wy***@REMOVEwy ght.com> wrote in message
news:RMaCb.5831 0$bC.6396@clgrp s13...

I am trying to capture some data from a MS Access DB which was created and
populated by a VB program I did not write. I can grab all the data but I
need to grab certain columns only, problem is the column names have spaces
in them.

IE

Cabinet Height, Cabinet Depth, Cabinet Width.

When I create the SQL statement during run time I tried the following from
my C++ program

Select Cabinet Height, Cabinet Depth, Cabinet Width From tbName;

Select Cabinet_Height, Cabinet_Depth, Cabinet_Width From tbName;

Neither worked, the only thing that seems to work is the wildcard *.

Do the columns come out of the Access DB as an Array

Select column[10], column[11], column[12] From tbName;

Or is there another way to call each column from the database that I need
and not all of the columns?