Exception when ExecuteNonQuery is executed

Hi All,
SqlComand.ExecuteNonQuery()
gives the following exception:
Incorrect syntax near '1.', .Net SqlClient Data Provider, at
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior cmdBehavior,
RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream)
Would anybody be able to tell me the cause of this exception?
Thanks.This error means that the SQL statement you are trying to execute is
syntactically invalid. Try running the same SQL statement via Query
Analyzer for debugging. Post the CommandText if you need more help.
Hope this helps.
Dan Guzman
SQL Server MVP
"kd" <kd@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D54DBDB4-2CBA-4AA9-A658-D154F47F69B1@.microsoft.com...
> Hi All,
> SqlComand.ExecuteNonQuery()
> gives the following exception:
> Incorrect syntax near '1.', .Net SqlClient Data Provider, at
> System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior
> cmdBehavior,
> RunBehavior runBehavior, Boolean returnStream)
> Would anybody be able to tell me the cause of this exception?
> Thanks.|||Hi Dan,
The SQL command is being executed in the Query analyser and returns 0 rows.
Here is the SQL statement
select count(*) from testtab where UpdateDt = getdate()
Could there be any other reason for the exception?
Regards,
kd
"Dan Guzman" wrote:

> This error means that the SQL statement you are trying to execute is
> syntactically invalid. Try running the same SQL statement via Query
> Analyzer for debugging. Post the CommandText if you need more help.
> --
> Hope this helps.
> Dan Guzman
> SQL Server MVP
> "kd" <kd@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D54DBDB4-2CBA-4AA9-A658-D154F47F69B1@.microsoft.com...
>
>|||kd wrote:
> Hi Dan,
> The SQL command is being executed in the Query analyser and returns 0
> rows. Here is the SQL statement
> select count(*) from testtab where UpdateDt = getdate()
You're not making any sense. This is a record-returning select statement. It
should always return a single record. In this case, the record will contain
a single field containing the value "0" if no rows in testtab meet the
criteria in the WHERE clause.

> Could there be any other reason for the exception?
Yes, you are using ExecuteNonQuery to execute a select statement that
returns records. Although I am curious: I do not see the character "1"
(mentioned in the error message) in this sql statement.
Bob Barrows
--
Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET
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"NO SPAM"|||Hi Bob,
I am sorry about that...its not the ExecuteNonQuery that is throwing an
exception, but, it is the ExecuteScalar!
kd
"Bob Barrows [MVP]" wrote:

> kd wrote:
> You're not making any sense. This is a record-returning select statement.
It
> should always return a single record. In this case, the record will contai
n
> a single field containing the value "0" if no rows in testtab meet the
> criteria in the WHERE clause.
>
> Yes, you are using ExecuteNonQuery to execute a select statement that
> returns records. Although I am curious: I do not see the character "1"
> (mentioned in the error message) in this sql statement.
> Bob Barrows
> --
> Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET
> Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I
> don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the
> "NO SPAM"
>
>|||So is your problem solved? If not, we're going to need to see some code
(although this would be better handled in one of the dotnet newsgroups)
Bob Barrows
kd wrote:
> Hi Bob,
> I am sorry about that...its not the ExecuteNonQuery that is throwing
> an exception, but, it is the ExecuteScalar!
> kd
> "Bob Barrows [MVP]" wrote:
>
Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET
Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I
don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the
"NO SPAM"|||Hi Bob,
The problem is solved. The following statement was the reason for the
exception to occur; though I can't understand why this statement cannot be
given.
SqlCommandObj.CommandText = CommandType.Text
When I commented the line, the exception did not occur when
SqlCommandObj.ExecuteScalar was executed.
Thanks for the assistance.
Regards,
kd.
"Bob Barrows [MVP]" wrote:

> So is your problem solved? If not, we're going to need to see some code
> (although this would be better handled in one of the dotnet newsgroups)
> Bob Barrows
> kd wrote:
> --
> Microsoft MVP - ASP/ASP.NET
> Please reply to the newsgroup. This email account is my spam trap so I
> don't check it very often. If you must reply off-line, then remove the
> "NO SPAM"
>
>|||kd wrote:
> Hi Bob,
> The problem is solved. The following statement was the reason for the
> exception to occur; though I can't understand why this statement
> cannot be given.
> SqlCommandObj.CommandText = CommandType.Text
What are you trying to do with that statement? CommandText is the text
for the command and CommandType is the type of command: SP, TableDirect,
or Text.
David Gugick
Imceda Software
www.imceda.com