Microsoft SQL Native Client (0x80040E14)Incorrect syntax near '-'.

  • [font="Comic Sans MS"]this error is for an application form i made in asp the error comes when i want to submit my information to my database.[/font]

  • Hi,

    Would you be able to submit the error message in full?

    Regards

  • And please post the ASP code you're using to connect and submit query.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • here's the code and i should say that i used the dreamweaver to make the connections,and the form... .

    <%

    ' *** Edit Operations: declare variables

    Dim MM_editAction

    Dim MM_abortEdit

    Dim MM_editQuery

    Dim MM_editCmd

    Dim MM_editConnection

    Dim MM_editTable

    Dim MM_editRedirectUrl

    Dim MM_editColumn

    Dim MM_recordId

    Dim MM_fieldsStr

    Dim MM_columnsStr

    Dim MM_fields

    Dim MM_columns

    Dim MM_typeArray

    Dim MM_formVal

    Dim MM_delim

    Dim MM_altVal

    Dim MM_emptyVal

    Dim MM_i

    MM_editAction = CStr(Request.ServerVariables("SCRIPT_NAME"))

    If (Request.QueryString <> "") Then

    MM_editAction = MM_editAction & "?" & Server.HTMLEncode(Request.QueryString)

    End If

    ' boolean to abort record edit

    MM_abortEdit = false

    ' query string to execute

    MM_editQuery = ""

    %>

    <%

    ' *** Insert Record: set variables

    If (CStr(Request("MM_insert")) = "form1") Then

    MM_editConnection = MM_form_STRING

    MM_editTable = "dbo.form"

    MM_editRedirectUrl = ""

    MM_fieldsStr = "firstname|value|lastname|value|email|value|comment|value"

    MM_columnsStr = "firstname|',none,''|lastname|',none,''|email|',none,''|comment|',none,''"

    ' create the MM_fields and MM_columns arrays

    MM_fields = Split(MM_fieldsStr, "|")

    MM_columns = Split(MM_columnsStr, "|")

    ' set the form values

    For MM_i = LBound(MM_fields) To UBound(MM_fields) Step 2

    MM_fields(MM_i+1) = CStr(Request.Form(MM_fields(MM_i)))

    Next

    ' append the query string to the redirect URL

    If (MM_editRedirectUrl <> "" And Request.QueryString <> "") Then

    If (InStr(1, MM_editRedirectUrl, "?", vbTextCompare) = 0 And Request.QueryString <> "") Then

    MM_editRedirectUrl = MM_editRedirectUrl & "?" & Request.QueryString

    Else

    MM_editRedirectUrl = MM_editRedirectUrl & "&" & Request.QueryString

    End If

    End If

    End If

    %>

    <%

    ' *** Insert Record: construct a sql insert statement and execute it

    Dim MM_tableValues

    Dim MM_dbValues

    If (CStr(Request("MM_insert")) <> "") Then

    ' create the sql insert statement

    MM_tableValues = ""

    MM_dbValues = ""

    For MM_i = LBound(MM_fields) To UBound(MM_fields) Step 2

    MM_formVal = MM_fields(MM_i+1)

    MM_typeArray = Split(MM_columns(MM_i+1),",")

    MM_delim = MM_typeArray(0)

    If (MM_delim = "none") Then MM_delim = ""

    MM_altVal = MM_typeArray(1)

    If (MM_altVal = "none") Then MM_altVal = ""

    MM_emptyVal = MM_typeArray(2)

    If (MM_emptyVal = "none") Then MM_emptyVal = ""

    If (MM_formVal = "") Then

    MM_formVal = MM_emptyVal

    Else

    If (MM_altVal <> "") Then

    MM_formVal = MM_altVal

    ElseIf (MM_delim = "'") Then ' escape quotes

    MM_formVal = "'" & Replace(MM_formVal,"'","''") & "'"

    Else

    MM_formVal = MM_delim + MM_formVal + MM_delim

    End If

    End If

    If (MM_i <> LBound(MM_fields)) Then

    MM_tableValues = MM_tableValues & ","

    MM_dbValues = MM_dbValues & ","

    End If

    MM_tableValues = MM_tableValues & MM_columns(MM_i)

    MM_dbValues = MM_dbValues & MM_formVal

    Next

    MM_editQuery = "insert into " & MM_editTable & " (" & MM_tableValues & ") values (" & MM_dbValues & ")"

    If (Not MM_abortEdit) Then

    ' execute the insert

    Set MM_editCmd = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Command")

    MM_editCmd.ActiveConnection = MM_editConnection

    MM_editCmd.CommandText = MM_editQuery

    MM_editCmd.Execute

    MM_editCmd.ActiveConnection.Close

    If (MM_editRedirectUrl <> "") Then

    Response.Redirect(MM_editRedirectUrl)

    End If

    End If

    End If

    %>

  • And the error message also please...?

  • Just before the MM_editCmd.Execute, could you add

    response.write MM_editQuery

    and post here the query that is written out?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • it was all about the DB column's names and the settings of null values in the table that i wanted to insert my data in, i just double checked them and it worked!:D

    thanx alot you two.:P

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