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mary bate
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Joined: Jul 30, 2004
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hi guys anyone can tell me what is an invalid character constant ?
i compile my jsp file and it shows me this..
Invalid character constant. String queryText = "insert into sshl_account_application (employee_name, employee_number) values ('" + request.getParameter('employee_name') + "','" + request.getParameter('employee_number') + "')" ;
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Julian Kennedy
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Joined: Aug 02, 2004
Posts: 823
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The invalid character constant in this case is 'employee_name'. Single quotes in Java define a character constant, i.e. one character, e.g. 'a' or 'b' or '!'. 'employee_name' is a string of them so you have to use a String literal and double quotes, i.e. "employee_name".
When I said to use single quotes I meant in your SQL query string, e.g. String sql = "insert into table values ('string in sql')"; not in your Java code.
Jules
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Bear Bibeault
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Joined: Jan 10, 2002
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Why are you not using a PreparedStatement where you don't have to deal with all the SQL quoting issues?
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