Hi, > Hopefully a simple problem!? ... > > MySQL produces a server-error when performing a query like > > SELECT char FROM mytable WHERE id=4711 > > This seems to be 'char' is a MySQL-keyword. Ok! > But how can i quote it??? (I could not find any information about this > issue in the documentation...)
Using "backticks" should work: select `char` from mytable With regards, Martijn Tonies Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL Server. Upscene Productions http://www.upscene.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]