42601：令牌*对于IBM i（AS400）不是有效的DB2

Question

I would like to insert in a DB2 AS 400 database. I would like to insert a string that includes an asterisk. I receive the error

42601:Token * was not valid (list of valid tokens) SQL code 104

Searching in the Internet generally, and stackoverflow specifically has not revealed relevant information.

Answer 1

String literals in SQL are denoted by single quotes ( ' ). It seems your statement had omitted them, and hence the error. Applying them to your value should do the trick:

INSERT INTO tableName (columnName) VALUES ('*text')