Correct syntax for table variable names containing a space

[Dynamo]

Hello again ;-)

What is the correct syntax to use when inserting a value into a table that
contains a variable name with spaces.

This works

$query = "INSERT INTO Catalogue (Author) VALUES ('Stephen King')"

And this does not

$query = "INSERT INTO Catalogue (Book title) VALUES ('The Crow')"

Regards
Dynamo

[Gary L. Burnore]

On 22 Nov 2004 07:50:30 -0800, Dynamo <Dy***********@ newsguy.com>
wrote:

Hello again ;-)

What is the correct syntax to use when inserting a value into a table that
contains a variable name with spaces.

This works

$query = "INSERT INTO Catalogue (Author) VALUES ('Stephen King')"

And this does not

$query = "INSERT INTO Catalogue (Book title) VALUES ('The Crow')"

I'd suggest simply correcting the problem by NOT putting spaces in
such things as field names.

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[Steve]

(1) Don't do that.
(2) If you must, use backticks (`) around the offending column name:

$query = "INSERT INTO Catalogue (`Book title`) VALUES ('The Crow')";
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Steve

[Michael Fesser]

.oO(Dynamo)

What is the correct syntax to use when inserting a value into a table that
contains a variable name with spaces.

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Legal_names.html

Micha

[Andy Hassall]

On 22 Nov 2004 07:50:30 -0800, Dynamo <Dy***********@ newsguy.com> wrote:

Hello again ;-)

What is the correct syntax to use when inserting a value into a table that
contains a variable name with spaces.

This works

$query = "INSERT INTO Catalogue (Author) VALUES ('Stephen King')"

And this does not

$query = "INSERT INTO Catalogue (Book title) VALUES ('The Crow')"

RENAME would be a good idea... spaces in a table name is a particularly bad
idea.

If you insist on keeping it, then double quotes are the standard method, to
produce a "quoted identifier".

$query = "INSERT INTO Catalogue (\"Book title\") VALUES ('The Crow')"

Specific databases may have alternatives, or not accept the standard
identifier quoting method, however you didn't state what database you're using.

(But anyway... rename the table... really).

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[Chung Leong]

Try putting the name in square brackets.
"Dynamo" <Dy***********@ newsguy.com> wrote in message
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Hello again ;-)

What is the correct syntax to use when inserting a value into a table that
contains a variable name with spaces.

This works

$query = "INSERT INTO Catalogue (Author) VALUES ('Stephen King')"

And this does not

$query = "INSERT INTO Catalogue (Book title) VALUES ('The Crow')"

Regards
Dynamo