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Searching on Text string that contains single quotes

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ulicki

Technical User
Oct 24, 2001
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Hi,

I cannot run the following query in Query Analyzer, I get an error:

SELECT NAME_LAST, OPT_ID,OPT_NUM FROM OPTIONEE WHERE OPT_ID = '999999999'AND UPPER(NAME_LAST) = 'O'BRIEN';

My problem is that the name O'BRIEN contains a single quote. How can I work around this?

Using SQL Server 2000.

Thanks
 
Use two quotes instead ('O''BRIEN').

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Hi,
Thanks for the reply,

It worked!!!
 
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