Re: SQL Select where database value contains an apostrophe

[Jeff Young <jyoung0950@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Paul.
How would I implement that in a program where the value is a variable input
from a screen?

Jeff Young
Sr. Programmer Analyst

On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:50 AM, Paul Therrien <
paultherrien@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> How about:
> WHERE XXNAME LIKE '%DAVE''S%'
>
>
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Kevin
> Bucknum
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 9:41 AM
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> Subject: RE: SQL Select where database value contains an apostrophe
>
> You are looking for the escape keyword/function.
>
>
>
>
> Kevin Bucknum
> Senior Programmer Analyst
> MEDDATA/MEDTRON
> Tel: 985-893-2550
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Jeff
> Young
> Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 8:29 AM
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> Subject: SQL Select where database value contains an apostrophe
>
> V6R1
> I have a file containing names that have an apostrophe in them (Dave's,
> O'Neils..etc). I need to be able to select these records using  LIKE in the
> WHERE section.  I have tried using double quotes (") to surround the search
> value (WHERE XXNAME LIKE "%DAVE'S%", but SQL treats the value as a field
> name and cant find it.
>
> All suggestions appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff Young
> Sr. Programmer Analyst
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