Double up quotes (apostrophe)

Hello
I have a variable which contains a french string with a quote: L'experience....
This string could come from XML-File, text file or error messages.
How is it possible to double up the single quote to insert this string into a database?
A simple insert fails because the database does not accept this:
INSERT INTO xxx VALUES(#variable_name)
I found a technical document for ODI: ID 867906.1 but this document does not explain how to double up.
Any hints are appreciated.
Regards
Markus

Your error says that this method wasnt found in java.lang.string.
Do you know what version of Jython you have ? This could be a version issue !
Mine is Jython 2.1 and Java 1.6 and I tried similar commands on Windows Command Prompt
$ODI_HOME\oracledi\bin>jython
OracleDI: Starting Jython ...
A JDK is required to execute Web Services with OracleDI. You are currently using a JRE.
Jython 2.1 on java1.6.0_07 (JIT: null)
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
$ import java.lang
$ v_var="abc'something"
$ v_var1=v_var.replace("'","''")
$ print v_var1
abc''something
$ print v_var
abc'something
$ v_var1=v_var.replace("'","''",2)
$ print v_var1
abc''something
$ v_var1=v_var.replace("'","''",0)
$ print v_var1
abc'somethingTry using v_var.replace("'","''",1) - This is an overloaded method that uses third parameter as number of occurrences that you want to replace.
Also, try using import java.lang instead of import lang

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