actually you can quote dates as long as the format is correct... if it is wrong you'll get a datatype mismatch error.
You'll want to hard-code values in place of each variable in the VALUES() clause one at a time until you figure out which one is giving you a problem and work from there... +-----------------------------------------------+ Bryan Love Macromedia Certified Professional Internet Application Developer Database Analyst Telecommunication Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] +-----------------------------------------------+ "...'If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace'..." - Thomas Paine, The American Crisis -----Original Message----- From: Paul Giesenhagen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 12:35 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Why is this query not working in Access?? Looks like you have single quotes around a date field '#date#' take the quotes out ... You do not put quotes around dates and numbers Paul Giesenhagen QuillDesign ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 2:46 PM Subject: Why is this query not working in Access?? > <html> > Hello,<br> > <br> > Any help is appreciated here. I'm using code I've used before, > but<br> > Access keeps giving me a syntax error. <br> > <br> > Here is the query -----------------<br> > <cfquery datasource="#application.datasource#"><br> > Insert INTO TBLteam ( Title, Team, Author, Date, Body )<br> > Values('#Title#', '#Team#', '#Author#', '#Date#', '#Body#')<br> > </cfquery><br> > <br> > <br> > And here is the error -----------------------<br> > Error Occurred While Processing Request<br> > <b><table border=1> > <tr><th width=624>Error Diagnostic Information <br> > </b>ODBC Error Code = 37000 (Syntax error or access violation) <br> > <br> > [Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver] Syntax error in INSERT INTO > statement. <br> > <br> > The error occurred while processing an element with a general identifier > of (CFQUERY), occupying document position (366:1) to (366:62).<br> > </th></tr> > </table> > <br> > I can't seem to get past the Insert request. Oh, the version > is<br> > CF 4.5.2.<br> > <br> > Any help is very appreciated.<br> > <br> > Thanks,<br> > <br> > Bob<br> > <br> > </html> > > FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ > Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists