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Asked: 2026-06-01T08:59:08+00:00

I want to query a column that has spaces in its name. The shell

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I want to query a column that has spaces in its name. The shell script is:

select "Column 1" from aTable;

Maybe it is late, but I am having a hard time escaping the Applescript:

set xxx to do shell script "sqlite3 ~/Documents/Databases/test.db \"select \"Address 1\" from aTable limit 10; \""
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  1. Editorial Team

    Use single quotes around your SQL:

    set xxx to do shell script "sqlite3 ~/Documents/Databases/test.db 'select \"Address 1\" from aTable limit 10; '"

    Or if you want to beat yourself up, keep using double quotes everywhere and add more escaping:

    set xxx to do shell script "sqlite3 ~/Documents/Databases/test.db \"select \\\"Address 1\\\" from aTable limit 10; \""

    You need three because you have to escape the escapes to get an escaped double quote down to the shell. Ick.

    Or better, use a native AppleScript SQLite interface, a couple minutes of googling should find you something nicer than the above nested quote madness.

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