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Q124316: BUG: Use of Vertical Bar (|) Generates Syntax Error

Article: Q124316
Product(s): Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbBug kbISS
Last Modified: 27-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Open Database Connectivity, version 2.0 
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BUG# QJET: 11 (2.00.2317)

SYMPTOMS
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When you execute a SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE or DELETE queries with a vertical bar
(|) contained in a character string, you receive an error that there is a syntax
error in string in query expression.

For example, consider table test created like:

  CREATE TABLE test (t text(20))

Then executing any of the following,

  INSERT INTO test VALUES('|')

  DELETE FROM test WHERE t='|'

  UPDATE test SET t='|'

will return an error, with

  SQLSTATE=S1010 and szErrorMsg="[Microsoft][ODBC Access 2.0 Driver]Syntax
  error in string in query expression"

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in ODBC Access Driver version
2.00.2317. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 2.00.2317 ODBC MFC MSVC VISUAL C++ Windows NT

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Keywords          : kbBug kbISS 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbODBCSearch kbODBC200
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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