Re: character(s) that cannot be stored in DB

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From: Tibor Karaszi (tibor_please.no.email_karaszi_at_hotmail.nomail.com)
Date: 09/29/04 

Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 12:21:05 +0200

Ask them what they mean by "it will cause problem". SQL Server can certainly handle this. Who wrote
the application you are using? 

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Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
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"Owen" <owen_lin@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:35f801c4a601$fd6b9200$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Thanks for your reply Tibor.
>
> I am in a situation where the company that is hosting my
> web site has told me that I cannot enter characters ' and
> + in the column as it will cause problem, I can enter "
> however. What can you suggest that I tell them as I do
> need to input those characters.
>
> Thanks
>
> Owen
>
> >Not really. But the character repertoire is based on the
> collation selected for the
> >column/database/server.
> >
> >-- 
> >Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
> >http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
> >http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
> >
> >
> >"Owen" <owen_lin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:12f901c4a5f1$04a6acf0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Does any one know if there're certain character(s) that
> >> cannot be stored in the DB which is similar to Windows
> >> cannot have " or * etc.?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Owen

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