To insert single quote in a varchar2 field

hi guys,
i am facing a simple problem, can any one of you help me in this regard. the problem is i am unable to insert a single quote in a varchar2 field like
SQL> DESC EMP
Name Null? Type
EMPNO NOT NULL NUMBER(4)
ENAME VARCHAR2(10)
JOB VARCHAR2(9)
MGR NUMBER(4)
HIREDATE DATE
SAL NUMBER(7,2)
COMM NUMBER(7,2)
DEPTNO NUMBER(2)
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP (EMPNO, ENAME) VALUES (100, 'Mc'Aure') ;
ERROR:
ORA-01756: quoted string not properly terminated
oracle takes ' as the delimiters for identifying the word. in my case the name itself contains a single quote which is to be inserted. how to insert the single quote
i want to insert it from asp coding and also from sql plus 8.0.
advanced thanks
ananth

If you use a ' in a varchar2, it must be marked with a second '.
In your case:
SQL> INSERT INTO EMP (EMPNO, ENAME) VALUES
(100, 'Mc''Aure') ;
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