Run query with table name parameter - asp.net

Dim tbl as String = Request.QueryString("tb") 'tb value = User
Dim sql As String = "Select * From #table Where #Col = #ColVal"
Dim para As New SqlParameter
para.ParameterName = "table"
para.Value = tbl
Dim paraArray1 As New SqlParameter
paraArray1.ParameterName = "#Col"
paraArray1.Value = "Name"
Dim paraArray2 As New SqlParameter
paraArray2.ParameterName = "#ColVal"
paraArray2.Value = "Stephen"
When I try to use DbDataAdapter to run the "sql" command, it gave me this error
Must declare the table variable "#table". Description: An unhandled
exception occurred during the execution of the current web request.
Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and
where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Must declare
the table variable "#table".
please advice what should I do to run the sql with given table name as parameter and avoid the sql injection. Thanks a lot!

Parameters are related to stored procedures, you can't specify them in the inline query. You need to concatenate the parameters in the query.
To avoid SQL injection, best approach is to use stored procedures but still if you need to use inline query, check the values before making inline query.

Parameters is valid only for value. Change the SQL string :
Dim sql As String = String.Format("Select * From {0} Where {1} = #ColVal",tableName,ColName)

Write parameter name of table correctly..
para.ParameterName = "#table"
Using SqlParameter avoid Sql Injection in some way as parameters are never inserted directly into statement.....

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Unable to update database with the Window Form Application

I am trying to update my database with the window form I have created, however an error occurred when I execute the code:
An unhandled exception of type 'System.InvalidOperationException'
occurred in System.Data.dll" at comm.ExecuteNonQuery();
Here is the code that I used to connect to my database. Was the code I used to update the database wrong?
string conn=ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["MyConnection"].ConnectionString;
SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(conn);
SqlCommand comm = new SqlCommand("UPDATE ExerciseInstruction SET Accumulated_Daily_Sets_Completed = '0' WHERE ExerciseInstructionsID ='" + exerciseInstructionID +"'", connection);
comm.ExecuteNonQuery();
Here is the complete error message :
ExecuteNonQuery requires an open and available Connection. The
connection's current state is closed.
The error message explain all. The command cannot be executed if the code doesn't know how to reach the database. Just a call to connection.Open should fix the problem, however I think you need to use a proper way to execute the query.
This is called Parameterized query. In this way you don't concatenate strings together to form you query text but use parameters to pass values to the database engine and a special formatted string containing the parameters placeholders.
There are two main advantages to do so. It is not possible to target your code with Sql Injection hacks and you don't have to handle quoting around your strings (an infinite source of bugs)
string conn=ConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["MyConnection"].ConnectionString;
string cmdText = #"UPDATE ExerciseInstruction
SET Accumulated_Daily_Sets_Completed = 0
WHERE ExerciseInstructionsID =#exid";
using(SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(conn))
using(SqlCommand comm = new SqlCommand(cmdText, connection))
{
connection.Open(); // Need this before executing the query
comm.Parameters.Add("#exid", SqlDbType.Int).Value = exerciseInstructionID;
comm.ExecuteNonQuery();
}

Stored procedure not working

I have trouble converting this to stored procedure
//The string included in the sql statement:
string employer = Session["Employer"].ToString();
then the sql statement
update tblWorkData set EmployerName='"+txtemployername.text+"' where EmployerName='"+Employer+"' //the string above
This works fine in asp.net
But when I turn it into stored procedure,
create proc updateWork
#EmployerName nvarchar(max)
as
begin
update tblWorkData set EmployerName=#EmployerName where EmployerName=#EmployerName
end
Now when I execute the sp on asp.net,
string update = "updateWork '"+employer+"','"+txtemployername.text+"'";
I got an error saying "too many arguements". What should I do?
Your stored procedure only takes one argument and you're calling it with two. To fix this you need to alter the procedure to take two arguments like this:
create proc updateWork
#EmployerName nvarchar(max),
#Employer nvarchar(max)
as
begin
update tblWorkData set EmployerName=#EmployerName where EmployerName=#Employer
end
I changed the whereclause as I guess you meant it to be. As it was before it didn't actually do anything at all.
On a side note you might want to look into how to properly call procedures and how to add parameters in a way that isn't vulnerable to SQL injection.
You have to connect to the database in order to execute sql statements:
string employer = Session["Employer"].ToString();
// assume connectionString is a valid connection string
using (SqlConnection connection = new SqlConnection(connectionString))
{
connection.Open();
SqlCommand command = connection.CreateCommand();
command.CommandText = "updatework";
command.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;
command.Parameters.AddWithValue("#EmployerName", employer);
command.ExecuteNonQuery();
}

Insert long string into Access DB using parametrised query in classic ASP

I'm trying to update a classic ASP application and as part of the update I've tried to replace dynamic SQL using string concatenation with a parametrised query.
The problem is that the parameters won't accept a value which is longer than 210 characters.
I get the following error...
ADODB.Parameter error '800a0d5d'
Application uses a value of the wrong type for the current operation.
/admin/Save_product_subcategories.asp, line 30
My first attempt looks like this...
SQLString = "UPDATE Product_SubCategories
SET SubCategory=?, Description=?
WHERE SubCategoryID=?"
Set courseCommand = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Command")
courseCommand.ActiveConnection = objConn
courseCommand.CommandText = SQLString
courseCommand.Parameters(0).value = cleanCategory
courseCommand.Parameters(1).Value = cleanDescription
courseCommand.Parameters(2).value = cleanSubCategoryId
I've tried manually setting the parameter type and increasing the size of the parameter...
courseCommand.Parameters(1).Type = 203
courseCommand.Parameters(1).Size = 300
courseCommand.Parameters(1).Type = adLongVarWChar
I've also tried creating a parameter with the command.CreateParameter method but that gives the same error.
param = courseCommand.CreateParameter(,,,,cleanDescription)
'or
param = courseCommand.CreateParameter(,adLongVarWChar,,,cleanDescription)
'or
param = courseCommand.CreateParameter(,adLongVarWChar,,300,cleanDescription)
courseCommand.Parameters(1) = param
I'm beginning to think that my only option is to go back to dynamic sql.
Edit:
I tried to Append the parameter instead of adding it to the collection using the array index but none of the parameters worked after that.
Provider error '80020005'
Type mismatch.
/admin/Save_product_subcategories.asp, line 31
For anyone else looking for this the answer is to use a Recordset.
SQLString = "select * from Product_SubCategories where 1=0"
Set rs= Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
rs.open SQLString , objConn, 1,3 'open as keyset ,lock optimistic that will create empty recordset for you
' Add new record
rs.AddNew
'assign values
rs("SubCategoryID")=cleanSubCategoryId
rs("Description")=cleanDescription
rs("SubCategory")=cleanCategory
' send new record with values to database
rs.Update
'close recordset
rs.close
'destroy recordset object
se rs=nothing

SQL Datatable error "Value cannot be null."

I am executing a sql query, and I am getting an error Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: dataTable
Code:
strSQLHost = "select HostBase.AppName from HostBase where HostBase.appid=0"
Dim dtHost As DataTable
Dim daHost As SqlDataAdapter = New SqlDataAdapter(strSQLHost, conn)
daHost.Fill(dtHost)
The error occurs at the daHost.Fill(dtHost)
When I run this query in SQL Enterprise manager, I get a value of 'None'. It's a valid value, not a null value.
How can I resolve this?
remove the last ' on your statement
I think it should read like this:
strSQLHost = "select Host.AppName from HostBase where HostBase.appid=0"
And instantiate your DataTable before passing it in:
Dim dtHost As DataTable = new DataTable()
select Host.AppName from HostBase where HostBase.appid=0
Seems like you're mixing table names when you only refer to one table: HostBase. You can't use table: Host in this query without including it in some sort of join (Even if it turned into a Cartesian Product) This is the change.
select HostBase.AppName from HostBase where HostBase.appid=0
Put a break and see the exact value of the string variable: strSQLHost

ODP.NET VB.Net calling a stored procedure and returning a refCursor

This problem has driven me mad for over a day now. I can create a connection to the database, I can execute sql and return results from that but I can't seem to call a stored Procedure. Here is the code
Dim myCMD As New OracleCommand
Dim TheDataReader as New OracleDataReader
myConnection1.Open()
myCMD.Connection = myConnection1
myCMD.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
myCMD.CommandText = "WS_DATA_LAYER.select_user_groups"
myCMD.Parameters.Add(New OracleParameter("id_user", OracleDbType.VarChar2)).Value = "TXA"
myCMD.Parameters.Add(New OracleParameter("ws_rs", OracleDbType.RefCursor)).Direction = ParameterDirection.Output
' Tried every single execute function here and none have worked
' Either error is thrown or empty refcursor
myCMD.ExecuteScalar()
TheDataReader = myCMD.Parameters(1).Value().GetDataReader()
The Problem lies in ExecuteScalar at the moment. It's throwing an exception called "Input string was not in a correct format". I've tried passing the string with Oracle single quotes and get the same thing. If I use
TheDataReader = myCMD.ExecuteQuery()
it works ok but no results are returned. I've verified that the procedure returns results for the user I'm logged in as. When the query was executing I could see a refcursor in there but it was empty. I must be going mad.
Any help is appreciated
Anyone else that may have this problem, I was passing the OracleDBType.Varchar2 as a parameter to the above VB method. But I had it declared as an integer, it needs to be explicitly passed as an OracleDBType

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