Thanks Neil, even with only one parameter it doesn't work. it keeps throwing:
javax.servlet.ServletException: Syntax error or access violation: You have an error in your SQL syntax near '?)' at line 1 when i replace ? with '?' it throws: java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException at org.gjt.mm.mysql.PreparedStatement.set(PreparedStatement.java:1192) at org.gjt.mm.mysql.PreparedStatement.setString(PreparedStatement.java:581) It is very strange , isn't it? ----- Original Message ----- From: "DL Neil" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "yilmaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 7:29 PM Subject: Re: why doesn't prepared statement work? > Yilmaz, > Recommend you simplify. Test on (say) the first five fields, then the next five,... and try to work out which > field is causing the issue, then analyse by narrowing down until you figure it out. > The data value (in the (?,?,?,...) list, must be formatted to suit the type in the column list. > Regards, > =dn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "yilmaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: 20 November 2001 10:18 > Subject: Re: why doesn't prepared statement work? > > > > Thanks Hans, > > when i replcaed ? with "?" , this time i ma having > > > > java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException > > at org.gjt.mm.mysql.PreparedStatement.set(PreparedStatement.java:1192) > > at > > org.gjt.mm.mysql.PreparedStatement.setString(PreparedStatement.java:581) > > > > error message. > > However, i am sure there are exactly 19 fieldnames and 19 "?"s, also in the > > database there > > are 19 columns exactly matching the filednames. > > what could be wrong now? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Hans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "yilmaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 8:48 AM > > Subject: Re: why doesn't prepared statement work? > > > > > > > maybe u should use '?' instead of ?. > > > Btw, isn't that special char which need function htmlspecialchars() ? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "yilmaz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 1:11 AM > > > Subject: why doesn't prepared statement work? > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > i have a strange situation here, > > > > i am trying to execute an sql insert via prepared statements. > > > > though it is a simple insert process, i am having a syntax error > > message. > > > > Doesn't mysql support this? > > > > can someone please tell me what is wrong with this query? > > > > > > > > String query="insert into temp(member ,ename,cname,jname ,sex ,age ,"+ > > > > "nation ,prf ,occ ,educ ,address ,city ,res_city,res_address ,"+ > > > > "htel ,mtel,otel ,fax ,email) "+ > > > > " values(?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)"; > > > > PreparedStatement stmt=conn.prepareStatement(query); > > > > > > > > stmt.setString(1,member); > > > > stmt.setString(2,ename); > > > > stmt.setString(3,cname); > > > > stmt.setString(4,jname); > > > > stmt.setString(5,sex); > > > > stmt.setInt(6,age); > > > > stmt.setString(7,nation); > > > > stmt.setString(8,prf); > > > > stmt.setString(9,occ); > > > > stmt.setString(10,educ); > > > > stmt.setString(11,address); > > > > stmt.setString(12,city); > > > > stmt.setString(13,res_city); > > > > stmt.setString(14,res_address); > > > > stmt.setString(15,htel); > > > > stmt.setString(16,mtel); > > > > stmt.setString(17,otel); > > > > stmt.setString(18,fax); > > > > stmt.setString(19,email); > > > > stmt.executeUpdate(query); > > > > > > > > stmt.close(); > > > > conn.close(); > > > > > > > > the error message says: > > > > javax.servlet.ServletException: Syntax error or access violation: You > > have > > > > an error in your SQL syntax near > > '?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)' > > > at > > > > line 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > thanks a lot in advance :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Before posting, please check: > > > > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > > > > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > > > > > > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Trouble unsubscribing? 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