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

From: Owen (Owen_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 09/30/04


Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:25:02 -0700

Thanks for your reply Greg.

May I ask what sort of issue(s) might occur by allowing the use of " ?

Owen

"Greg D. Moore (Strider)" wrote:

>
> "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.
>
> My guess is they're trying to trap certain stuff to prevent SQL Injection
> attacks.
>
> However, allowing " isn't smart in that case.
>
>
>
>



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