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

Article ID: 124316

Article Last Modified on 7/27/2001


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This article was previously published under Q124316
BUG# QJET: 11 (2.00.2317)

SYMPTOMS

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

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

Keywords: kbbug KB124316