19 The Paradox Driver : Select Statement

Select Statement
You use a SQL Select statement to specify the columns and records to be read. All of the Select statement clauses described in Chapter 10 “SQL for Flat-File Drivers” in the DataDirect Connect Series for ODBC Reference are supported by the Paradox driver. This section describes the information that is specific to the Paradox driver.
Column Names
Paradox column names are case-insensitive and their maximum length is 25 characters. If a column name contains a special character, does not begin with a letter, or is a reserved word, surround it with the grave character ( ` ) (ASCII 96). For example:
SELECT `last name` FROM emp