DB columns with spaces

Question

Hi Forte Users,
This is the second time I submit the question since I just got
properly subcribed in.
We have an existing Paradox database with spaces in the column names
(eg. CONTR
FIRST NAME rather than CONTR_FIRST_NAME). When we try to select using
Forte's SQL
Select syntax we get the following error for the below SQL:
sql select
"CONTR BANET PHONE" as Phone,
"CONTR SSN" as SSN,
"CONTR COMMENTS" as Comments,
"CONTR ORIGINAL ADD DT" as OriginalAddDt
from CONTR
where "CONTR SSN" > ''
USER ERROR: OpenCursor failed for SQL statement in project
CTSConversionLibrarian, class ContractorConvLibrarian, method
_GetAll,
methodId 3, line 9, error from database is:
ODBC SQLExecute (open cursor) failed.
[Microsoft][ODBC Paradox Driver] '` CONTR BANET PHONE `' isn't a
valid
parameter name.
Class: qqdb_UsageException with ReasonCode: DB_ER_SYNTAXERROR
Detected at: qqdb_OdbcCursor::VendorOpen at 20
Last TOOL statement: method ContractorConvLibrarian._GetAll, line
1
Error Time: Mon Mar 17 11:59:32
ODBC SQLSTATE: 37000, ODBC error: -1002, Server: CTSOLD, UserName:
admin
Database Statement: select " CONTR BANET PHONE " as Phone , "
CONTR SSN "
as SSN , " CONTR COMMENTS " as Comments , " CONTR ORIGINAL ADD
DT " as
OriginalAddDt from CONTR where " CONTR SSN " >''
Exception occurred (remotely) on partition
"CTSConversionControllers_CL0_Part1", (partitionId =
EDD21522-95BA-11D0-BE45-40D33FACAA77:0x26a:0x2, taskId =
[EDD21522-95BA-11D0-BE45-40D33FACAA77:0x266:0x5.384]) in
application
"Forte Runtime", pid 150 on node W13175ADICKSON in environment
ftsdev.
Although when we send the select via the dynamic SQL objects it works.
We have
tried delimiting the column names with ", "', ', etc but nothing has
worked. If
anybody has found a solution we appreaciate hearing about it.
Thanks

Answer 1

This will return not just AB2 followd by spaces but also AB2 followed with anything (or nothing). That's why you still need second condition:
SQL> WITH t AS (SELECT 'AB1' AS id, 1 AS prod_id FROM dual UNION ALL
  2  SELECT 'AB2222  ', 2 FROM dual UNION ALL
  3  SELECT 'AB212345   ', 2 FROM dual UNION ALL
  4  SELECT 'AB2 ', 3 FROM dual)
  5  SELECT * FROM t
  6  WHERE id LIKE 'AB2%'
  7  /
ID             PROD_ID
AB2222               2
AB212345             2
AB2                  3
SQL> WITH t AS (SELECT 'AB1' AS id, 1 AS prod_id FROM dual UNION ALL
  2  SELECT 'AB2222  ', 2 FROM dual UNION ALL
  3  SELECT 'AB212345   ', 2 FROM dual UNION ALL
  4  SELECT 'AB2 ', 3 FROM dual)
  5  SELECT * FROM t
  6  WHERE id LIKE 'AB2%'
  7    AND RTRIM(id) = 'AB2'
  8  /
ID             PROD_ID
AB2                  3
SQL> SY.