I just tried this in MySQL and it inserted no problem
INSERT INTO c_emotes VALUES (6, ':-)'); Mike *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 30/12/2002 at 7:14 PM Stephen wrote: I'm having some troubles. I have an install script which runs a lot of SQL statements to create tables then insert info into them. One of them is an emoticons table. Here's the error I'm getting: You have an error in your SQL syntax near '; INSERT INTO c_emotes VALUES \(':\)', 'emotes/smile.gif'\); INSERT INTO c_emo' at line 4 or, if I change my code a little, it's this: You have an error in your SQL syntax near '; INSERT INTO c_emotes VALUES \(':)', 'emotes/smile.gif'\); INSERT INTO c_emo' at line 4 Here's my code which inserts the information: INSERT INTO c_emotes VALUES (':)', 'emotes/smile.gif'); // I also have tried placing a \ infront of the )...no luck INSERT INTO c_emotes VALUES (';)', 'emotes/wink.gif'); INSERT INTO c_emotes VALUES (':(', 'emotes/sad.gif'); INSERT INTO c_emotes VALUES (':P', 'emotes/tounge.gif'); INSERT INTO c_emotes VALUES (':|', 'emotes/blank.gif'); INSERT INTO c_emotes VALUES (':-|', 'emotes/blank.gif'); INSERT INTO c_emotes VALUES (':-)', 'emotes/smile.gif'); INSERT INTO c_emotes VALUES (';-)', 'emotes/wink.gif'); INSERT INTO c_emotes VALUES (':-P', 'emotes/tounge.gif'); INSERT INTO c_emotes VALUES (':-(', 'emotes/sad.gif'); Anyone see the problem?? Thanks, Stephen Craton http://www.melchior.us "What is a dreamer that cannot persevere?" -- http://www.melchior.us