How do I solve this error?

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tryin to enter transaction details to a table. when clicking the save button i get this error message;
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'transaction'.

What I have tried:

i checked the code thoroughly but i cant seem to fing any syntax error.

string sql = "INSERT INTO transaction (Dea_Cust_id, total, tax) VALUES (@Dea_Cust_id, @total, @tax)";

above is the bit of code that seems to be the problem. can u point out any possible mistakes?

Posted 29-Jul-20 2:54am

achalake

Updated 29-Jul-20 3:06am

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W∴ Balboos, *GHB* · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-29T03:06:00

Solution 1

Transaction may be a key word in your database server.

Try (1) surrounding it with appropriate delimters ([] in MS-SQL) or try a different name for your table.

(you wouldn't name a table "WHERE" "SELECT", "DELETE" or "TRUNCATE", I hope !).

Posted 29-Jul-20 3:06am

W∴ Balboos, GHB

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CHill60 29-Jul-20 9:07am

Snap :)

achalake 29-Jul-20 22:46pm

@W∴ Balboos, GHB thank u for ur suggestion. it worked!!

CHill60 · Accepted Answer · 2020-07-29T03:06:00

Solution 2

It's because you have used a reserved word as a table name - see Reserved Keywords (Transact-SQL) - SQL Server | Microsoft Docs[^]
Try surrounding the table name with [ ] i.e.

C#

string sql = "INSERT INTO [transaction] (Dea_Cust_id, total, tax) VALUES (@Dea_Cust_id, @total, @tax)";

Posted 29-Jul-20 3:06am

CHill60

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Patrice T 29-Jul-20 9:41am

+5

achalake 29-Jul-20 22:42pm

@CHill60 thank u so much. i tried what u suggested and it worked. thanks again