VB.Net - Cannot create field “password” in Access

Question

'Create field in table
Public Sub createField(ByVal tableName As String, ByVal fieldName As String, ByVal fieldType As String)
    If Not isConnected() Then
        XGUI.consolePrint("XAccessDatabase.createField() Warning - Database not connected. Create field canceled")
        Exit Function
    End If
    Dim myOleDbCommand As OleDbCommand
    myOleDbCommand = New OleDbCommand("ALTER TABLE " & tableName & " ADD COLUMN " & fieldName & " " & fieldType, connection)
    myOleDbCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
End Function

createField("users", "password", "TEXT(60)")                       'Password

I get: Syntax error in field definition, when I try to create "password" field. In all other cases (other field names) it works fine.

When trying to create it manually with MS-Access, I have no problem either. What is going on???

Answer 1

Try "ADD COLUMN [" & fieldname & "] "

Password is a reserved word.

Answer 2

password is a keyword for the Jet database engine. You should escape it by putting it in braces: [password] .