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FP2000: Error Message: Microsoft VBScript Error '800a0409' Unterminated String Constant

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This article was previously published under Q265317

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Symptoms

When you are using a Microsoft FrontPage Database connection and you submit a query from one page to another, you may receive an error message similar to the following before the data is returned:
Microsoft VBScript error '800a0409' Unterminated string constant

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Cause

This behavior can occur if you are using a reserved character in the name of a field or table in the database.

Reserved characters that may cause the error message include the following: 
   ! 
   @ 
   # 
   $ 
   %  
   ^  
   &  
   *  
   ( )  
   / \  
   { }  
   [ ]  
   '

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Resolution

To work around this issue, make sure that none of the reserved characters listed in the "Cause" section are used in the names of fields or tables in the database.

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Keywords: KB265317, kbprb

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Article Info
Article ID : 265317
Revision : 2
Created on : 12/2/2000
Published on : 12/2/2000
Exists online : False
Views : 226