Exception when trying to execute “REPLACE” against MS Access

Question

I\'m trying to execute an SQL query against a MS Access database containing a \"REPLACE\" function:

UPDATE MyTable 
   SET MyColumn = REPLACE(MyColumn, \'MyO         


        

Answer 1

it is impossible to get the REPLACE to work, maybe you know of some alternative solution?

Here's the "fairly ugly" alternative approach alluded to by @David-W-Fenton:

UPDATE MyTable 
   SET MyColumn = MID(
                      MyColumn, 
                      1, 
                      INSTR(MyColumn, 'MyOldSubstring') 
                         - 1
                     ) 
                     + 'MyNewSubstring'
                     + MID(
                           MyColumn, 
                           INSTR(MyColumn, 'MyOldSubstring') 
                              + LEN('MyOldSubstring'), 
                           LEN(MyColumn) 
                              - INSTR(MyColumn, 'MyOldSubstring') 
                              - LEN('MyOldSubstring')
                              + 1
                          )
 WHERE INSTR(MyColumn, 'MyOldSubstring') > 0
       AND Id = 10;