RE: Help with syntax please...

You need

select replace(columnname, '%', '''')

quote, quote, quote, quote -- the two outside quotes are enclosing the string, and to "escape" a single quote within a string you use two of them.

HTH, Diana

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Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:21 PM
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Pat Gorden-Ozgul               BNL-ISD Systems
gorden_at_bnl.gov                 631-344-5159

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gorden-Ozgul, Patricia E
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:06 PM
> To: 'ODTUG-SQLPlus'
> Subject: Help with syntax please...
>
> In order to force a data load, I converted apostrophes ['] to percentage
> [%] in certain varchar fields.
> I now need to update the table and convert them back.
>
> I'm having syntax difficulties. I'm testing the select before I do an
> update, of course.
> I'm sure one of you can help me.
>
> I've tried all the following with errors:
> select replace(columnname, '%', "'") - last argument is 'double-quote,
> quote, double-quote'
> ... produces ORA-00904: invalid column name on last argument
>
> select replace(columnname, '%', '''] [PGO] - last argument is 'quote
> quote quote'
> ...produces ORA-01756: quoted string not properly terminated
>
> select replace[columnname, '%', '"'"'] [PGO] - last argument is 'quote,
> double quote, quote, double quote, quote'
> ...produces ORA-01740: missing double quote in identifier
>
> Thank you.
>
> Pat
>
> __________________________________________________
> Pat Gorden-Ozgul BNL-ISD Systems
> gorden_at_bnl.gov 631-344-5159
>
>
>
>
>

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