Updating access database

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November 5th, 2009, 05:27 PM

rdoyle720

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Updating access database

Super newbie here, just trying to update some data in a database. Using a very simple example, I keep getting an error:

Error Type:
Microsoft JET Database Engine (0x80040E14)
Syntax error (missing operator) in query expression 'URL=http://compass/messages/template_test/star_test/autowrite.html'.

Code:

dim pageURL
pageURL="http://compass/messages/template_test/star_test/autowrite.html"
Dim strSQL  
'Some code to connect to the database, but this line seems to be the culprit...

strSQL = "SELECT PageList.* FROM PageList WHERE URL=" & pageURL

Can provide more code if need be.

November 5th, 2009, 09:07 PM

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response.write the sql string to your browser. Copy the sql string your code made and paste it into Access' query tool. See if it works.

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November 9th, 2009, 10:37 AM

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The issue was it was expecting quotes around the string. Changing it to the following did the trick: strSQL = "SELECT PageList.* FROM PageList WHERE URL='" & pageURL &"'"

November 10th, 2009, 05:18 PM

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thanks for posting your solution.

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