Can't create dynamic query that runs!

Question

Hi all,
I am attempting to create a dynamic query to go against my Oracle Db with preparedstatement. I tried many other ways also and have exhausted everything I can think of or find. My query works when I put it together with a text editor after it has been output by my program, but won't work as is. It seems like it is splitting it up somehow.
Here is the code...Is there any way to get this query together?
Object objectName1 = (String) rapArray.get(0);
StringBuffer query = new StringBuffer("SELECT end_phrase FROM rap_lines WHERE start_phrase IN ");
String teststring = objectName1.toString();
query.append("('" + teststring + "'");
for (int i=1; i < initArraySize; i++){
objectName1 = (String) rapArray.get(i);
teststring = objectName1.toString();
********the problem somehow seems to lie HERE where the file is separating just after "teststring" is added********
query.append(", '" + teststring + "'");
query.append(")");
System.out.println(query);
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(new String(query));
returnArray = new ArrayList();
while (rs.next()) {
s = rs.getString("end_phrase");
System.out.println(s);
Here is the query it outpus and how it seems to be separated...when put together, it works fine.
SELECT end_phrase FROM rap_lines WHERE start_phrase IN ('Your Pops caught you smoking and he said NO WAY!
', 'Its getting hot in here.
', 'Im the cream of the crop. I rise to the top.', 'WHA?
', 'Youz a big fine woman.
', 'That car dont come out till next year!
', '$80,000 plus CHROME!
', 'Sippin on gin and juice. Laid Back
', 'All I wanna do is a zoom zoom zoom and a boom boom!
', 'Rollin in my six-fo...')

Answer 1

Hi.
The only possibility that I can see here is that the Strings in rapArray have return characters at the end.
Once you've solved that, here are two miscellaneous pieces of advice:
1. The value of objectName1 is always a reference to a String. So, declare objectName1 a String. Also, don't do objectName1.toString() - this has no effect except for making the code a little more difficult to read. When you've done these things, you'll probably find the need for testString disappears.
2. There is a special markuo to put around code when submitting it to the forums. See the 'code' markup at http://forum.java.sun.com/faq.jsp#messageformat
Regards,
Lance
Lance Walton - [email protected]
Team In A Box - Software without Tragedy
http://www.teaminabox.co.uk