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ORA-01756: Quoted string not properly terminated

What it means

A string literal is missing its closing quote, often because of an apostrophe inside the text.

How to fix it

Double apostrophes inside literals ('O''Brien') or use q-quotes: q'[O'Brien]'.

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Updated 2026-11-12.