How to validate sql query syntax?

Question

java 1.4 Sql server 2000

i am taking input of sql query (for validation of field value against values retrieved by executing sql query) from admin user which will be

Answer 1

dont think there is any (easy) way to validate sql

Sql syntax is complex and allows for alot of different ways to enter a statement.

Think you best shot would be to just execute the sql statent and if you have a SQl exception see if its a bad syntax thats causing it.

you can prepend some sql to avoid from actually executing the query

in sybase it would be SET NOEXEC ON