When System.Data.SQLite encounters an SQL syntax error, the only relevant info the Message property of SQLiteExcption gives is the name of the SQL error and the keyword/symbol near it. Is there a way to get more info about the error – namely, the exact location(or range) in the CommandText string where the error occurred?
It doesn’t have to be from the SQLiteException – getting that info from the SQLiteCommand or the SQLiteConnection will also help.
This exception is caused by a syntax error in your SQL statement. C# itself can’t give you more information. It just passes your query to SQLite. SQLite then parses your query and generates a syntax error. That error is catched by C# and packaged in a
SQLiteException. Thus, you are not asking that C# gives you more information but that SQLite does.Unfortunately, as far as I know (and after some googling) it seems SQLite can’t give you more information. The only other option I found was a program called SQLite Developer. I haven’t tried it but it says it has (besides a whole other bunch of features) a syntax checker. The screenshot of that checker on that page indicates it underlines your syntax errors in your SQL statements. There is a paying version and freeware lite version. You’ll have to see for yourself which one is sufficient.