Missing operand before '&' operator.

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When i am querying a datatable like this

DataRow[] dr = dtRec.Select("Priority ='3' && Recommendations='Replace Motor Bearings'");

I am getting an error like exception = {"Syntax error: Missing operand before '&' operator."}

Posted 31-Aug-14 23:44pm

chandra sekhar

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Hello ,
Remove '&&' from the query and replace its value by 'AND'.
Try this

DataRow[] dr = dtRec.Select("Priority ='3' AND Recommendations='Replace Motor Bearings'");

for more details check this DataTable.Select Method

thanks

Posted 1-Sep-14 0:11am

Animesh Datta

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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter · Accepted Answer · 2014-08-31T23:46:00

Solution 1

&& is good for C like languages but not for SQL. For Select method you have to use SQL syntax and therefor replace && with AND...

C#

DataRow[] dr = dtRec.Select("Priority ='3' AND Recommendations='Replace Motor Bearings'");

Posted 31-Aug-14 23:46pm

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter