Error in executing SQL query

Question

Hi All,
I am working with labview application.
The database being used is Access.
The tables i have to use contains the special symbol -   (not underscore.)
Let the table name be user-data
When i am executing the query select * from user-data its showing
error message syntax error in from clause.
I tried just typing the query in access also and got the same error.
I believe its because of the usage of the special character other than underscore in table name
Many applications using the same database is running in VB already.So there is no way for me to rename the table.
I know i am asking an invalid question.But still....
Is there any way for me to use the same table name and execute sql query.
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

There should be. Try putting the table name in quotes - some DBMS use single quotes, some use double quotes. For example say the table name has a space in it. Try something like:
select * from 'a funny table';
or
select * from "a funny table";   (Actually, I think I'd try this one first...)
Failing this, you have two choices: change the name of the table, or dump Access and go with a real DBMS - which you will probibly want to do anyway because it will only be a matter of time before you start hitting a performance wall. Access is particularly bad if you have more than one process making a connection to it at a time. Interms of alternatives, there are a couple really good open-source products out there, as well as no-cost versions of Oracle and SQL-Server.
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