C#/SQLCE CREATE TABLE programmatically (Auto increment + Primary key)

Question

I am trying to create a table in a SQL CE database programmatically. Currently, I am using the following query - though I am getting an error;

string command = @"CREATE TABLE CONNECTION(" +
                  "connection_id INTEGER IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY, " +
                  "host NVARCHAR(255), port INT, key NVARCHAR(50), " +
                  "last_used NVARCHAR(15));";

The error I am getting is:

There was an error parsing the query. [ Token line number = 1, Token line offset = 104, Token in error = key ]

I can't seem to figure out what I am doing wrong. I am used to MySQL and the queries are slightly different.

Solution

try enclosing key in a brackets

string command = @"CREATE TABLE CONNECTION(" +
                        "connection_id INTEGER IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY, " +
                        "host NVARCHAR(255), port INT, [key] NVARCHAR(50), " +
                        "last_used NVARCHAR(15));";

• Reserved Words

Comments

[Dan Bracuk]

Alternatively, pick another name for the column or you'll have to do this forever.

[John Woo]

@DanBracuk I agree! to avoid future pain :D