Re: How does postgres handle non literal string values - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Rob Hills
Subject Re: How does postgres handle non literal string values
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Msg-id 3DE41D4A.9268.9F992F@localhost
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In response to How does postgres handle non literal string values  (monroy@mindspring.com (javaholic))
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Hi,

On 25 Nov 2002 at 4:57, javaholic wrote:

Your problem is really a JSP one rather than a postgres problem, and probably doesn't 
really belong on this list.  That said, I know much more java/jsp than I do postgres, so I'll 
try and help.

> I have some jsp code that should insert a user name and password into
> a table called login.
> 
> Instead of inserting the values given by the client, it insert the
> literal string 'username' and 'password. The problem is somewhere in
> the INSERT statement.

Yup, your INSERT statement is doing exactly what you've asked it to do, inserting the 
literal strings 'username' and 'password' into the table.

> <%
>                         String insertString =
>                         "INSERT INTO  \"login\" (\'user\', \'password\')
> VALUES ('username', 'password')";
> %>

To do it correctly using JSP, try the following:

<% String insertString = "INSERT INTO  \"login\" (\'user\', \'password\')         VALUES ('" + username + "', '" +
password+ "')"; 
 
%>  

However, you would probably be better off using a PreparedStatement object rather 
than a Statement for various reasons, but especially to avoid trying to get the single- 
and double-quotes right in the above statement.

HTH,


Rob Hills
MBBS, Grad Dip Com Stud, MACS
Senior Consultant
Netpaver Web Solutions
Tel:    (0412) 904 357
Fax:    (08) 9485 2555
Email:    rob@netpaver.com.au



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