Java SQL update syntax

[localp]

try {
            //1.Load the database Driver class
            Class.forName("sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcDriver");
            //2.Make a connection to the database
            Connection conn = DriverManager.getConnection(
                    "jdbc:odbc:MyDataSource");
            Statement stmt = conn.createStatement();
            String x = jTextField1.getText().toString();
            String sqll ="UPDATE Patient_Comp SET taken='Taken'WHERE ID="+x ;
            ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(sqll);

This is what i wrote to update a instance of a column, but i am getting exceptions.. i am not sure if executeQuery
is the correct attribute. will some one please provide me with the working code ..

[Ezzaral]

Well, the first hint would be the exception itself, which you did not specify here.

I would recommend using executeUpdate() which returns the number of rows affected instead of executeQuery(), which return a result set.

[javaAddict]

Well, the first hint would be the exception itself, which you did not specify here.

I would recommend using executeUpdate() which returns the number of rows affected instead of executeQuery(), which return a result set.

I thought that you cannot use executeQuery for "insert", "update", "delete" queries.
Anyway apart from using executeUpdate maybe you should leave a space between 'Taken' and WHERE:

String sqll ="UPDATE Patient_Comp SET taken='Taken'WHERE ID="+x ;

[localp]

java.sql.SQLException: No ResultSet was produced
	at sun.jdbc.odbc.JdbcOdbcStatement.executeQuery(JdbcOdbcStatement.java:259)
	at shanesmed.DocDisplay.jButton2_actionPerformed(DocDisplay.java:150)
	at shanesmed.DocDisplay_jButton2_actionAdapter.actionPerformed(DocDisplay.java:179)
	at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1849)
	at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2169)
	at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:420)
	at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:258)
	at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:234)
	at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:5488)
	at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3093)
	at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:5253)
	at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:1966)
	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3955)
	at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2024)
	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3803)
	at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4212)
	at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:3892)
	at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3822)
	at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2010)
	at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1774)
	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3803)
	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:463)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:242)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:163)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:157)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:149)
	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:110)

This is the exception that i got

[localp]

Well, the first hint would be the exception itself, which you did not specify here.

I would recommend using executeUpdate() which returns the number of rows affected instead of executeQuery(), which return a result set.

Then how can i update ?? what will be the java code for update

[Ezzaral]

As I already posted, and so did javaAddict:
use executeUpdate().

[localp]

String sqll ="UPDATE Patient_Comp SET taken='Taken' WHERE ID="+x ;
            int rs = stmt.executeUpdate(sqll);

thanks guys it worked !!!

[~s.o.s~]

BTW, consider using prepared statements / parameterized queries instead of creating queries on fly using string concatenation to avoid SQL Injection.