Mysql error on INSERT Unknown column in 'field list'

Question

Hi I'm having an error using MySQL in Java. I keep getting this unknown column error everytime I try to insert into my table (when I run "testOne" below).

public static void sendMessage(String username, String recipientName, String message, String title) {                
    DateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy:MM:dd HH:mm:ss");                
    Date date = new Date();                
    String stringDate = dateFormat.format(date);                
    String query = "INSERT INTO messages" + " (fromUser, toUser, message, title, dateCreated) VALUES ('" + 
    username + "', '" + recipientName + "', '" + message + "', '" + title + "', '" + stringDate + "')";                                   
    DBConnection.getInstance().executeQuery(query);                
}

public void testOne(){
    Message.sendMessage("user1", "user2", "hows it going", "hi");
}

CREATE TABLE messages (
    id int AUTO_INCREMENT,
    fromUser varchar(255),
    toUser varchar(255), 
    mType int,
    message TEXT,
    title TEXT,
    dateCreated varchar(255),
    seen TINYINT(1),
    quizID int,
    PRIMARY KEY(pID)
  );

public ResultSet executeQuery(String query){
    ResultSet rs= null;
    try {
        java.sql.Statement stmt = connection.createStatement();
        // this is the trick -- you need to pass different SQL to different methods
        if (query.startsWith("SELECT")) {
            rs = stmt.executeQuery(query);
        } else if (query.startsWith("UPDATE") || query.startsWith("INSERT")
                || query.startsWith("DELETE")) {
            stmt.executeUpdate(query, Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS);
            rs = stmt.getGeneratedKeys();
        } else {
            stmt.execute(query, Statement.RETURN_GENERATED_KEYS);
            rs = stmt.getGeneratedKeys();
        }
    } catch (SQLException e) {
        // TODO Auto-generated catch block
        e.printStackTrace();
        return null;
    }
    return rs;
}

public static DBConnection getInstance() {
    if (instance == null)
        instance = new DBConnection(DBConnection.rootDirectory);
    return instance;
}

But I get this error everytime I run the test- Unknown column 'message' in 'field list' Please help!!!

Answer 1

Which column are you getting the error? I was facing similar problem. I placed space before and after "," in values String and it worked out well. In your case try adding space before Comma.