Re: How do you insert "&" within a character string?

Hi

use 'D'||chr(39)||'E Supply'

HTH
Pradhan
rickaguayo_at_yahoo.com wrote in message <7vec4u$8ar$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
>I have tried a whol bunch of combinations for the varchar2 string
>'D&E Supply', it doesn't want to take my ampersand within the
>string.I've tried 'D"&"E Supply','D''&''E Supply','D && E
>Supply','D'&'E Supply'.
>I only have a few sql books and I can't find the proper syntax to use
>so it will include the "&" within the character string. Just like there
>is a proper syntax for including an apostrophe within the quotes of a
>string, i.e. 'O''Brian', I know there has to be a way to do this, but I
>can't stay up any longer trying to figure it out. Somebody please help
>me.
>
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Received on Sat Oct 30 1999 - 16:37:04 CDT