escape_sql()

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Syntax

escape_sql(<value>);

Description

Converts the value to a string and escapes special characters so that it's safe to use in query_sql(). Returns the escaped form of the given value.

Examples

set(.@str$, "John's Laptop");
set(.@esc_str$, escape_sql(.@name$)); // Escaped string: John\'s Laptop

See Also

• query_sql()