Incorrect syntax near the keyword

Question

I can delete the data from all 3 table except for transaction. I'm not sure why as i used the same codes to remove its data.

The error is:

An exception of type 'System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException' occurred in System.Data.dll but was not handled in user code
Additional information: Incorrect syntax near the keyword " transaction "

This is my code:

    string sql4 = @"DELETE FROM medicine; DELETE FROM batch_number;DELETE FROM patient; DELETE FROM transaction;"; 

        if (DBMgr.ExecuteSQL(sql4) >= 0)
        {
                LtlDatabaseMessage.Text = "Deletion successful";
            }
            else
            {
                LtlDatabaseMessage.Text = "Unexpected error";
            }

Answer 1

Transaction is a keyword; you may need to escape it as in [transaction] if SQL Server. The exact escaping changes between RDBMS. It would be "transaction" on Oracle.

Answer 2

Transaction is a keyword. So it is not allowing. If you want to use Transaction as table name.Try this,

string sql4 = @"DELETE FROM [medicine]; DELETE FROM [batch_number];DELETE FROM patient; DELETE FROM [transaction];";