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I am trying to insert the following string in my DB using CF query: Aman#30 is "OK"

But I get the error "Invalid construct: Either argument or name is missing."

On further investigation I found that this happens only if I use # or " in the string.

Any suggestions on how to resolve this issue?

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  • Yep. We need to see your code, because usually # signs only need to be escaped when hard coded. The behavior is different when a # sign is contained in a form field for example. Commented Jun 11, 2012 at 14:49
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    FYI - here's a pretty good article on when to use pound signs. it will help clear this up a little bit for you :) coldfusionmuse.com/index.cfm/2011/2/10/… Commented Jun 11, 2012 at 15:49

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You'll most likely need to escape the pound-sign and the quotes. For example:

<CFSET yourstring = "Aman##30 is ""OK""" /> <CFQUERY result="qRes" datasource="#yourDSN#"> INSERT INTO `yourtable` (`yourstringfield`) VALUES (<CFQUERYPARAM value="#yourstring#" cfsqltype="cf_sql_varchar" />) </CFQUERY>
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