Is there any way how to do that? This does not work:
SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand("SELECT @slot FROM Users WHERE name=@name; ");
prikaz.Parameters.AddWithValue("name", name);
prikaz.Parameters.AddWithValue("slot", slot);
The only thing I can think of is to use SP and declare and set the variable for the column. Seems to me a bit ackward.
You cannot do this in regular SQL - if you must have configurable column names (or table name, for that matter), you must use dynamic SQL - there is no other way to achieve this.
string sqlCommandStatement =
string.Format("SELECT {0} FROM dbo.Users WHERE name=@name", "slot");
and then use the sp_executesql
stored proc in SQL Server to execute that SQL command (and specify the other parameters as needed).
Dynamic SQL has its pros and cons - read the ultimate article on The Curse and Blessings of Dynamic SQL expertly written by SQL Server MVP Erland Sommarskog.
As has been mentioned, you cannot parameterise the fundamental query, so you will have to build the query itself at runtime. You should white-list the input of this, to prevent injection attacks, but fundamentally:
// TODO: verify that "slot" is an approved/expected value
SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand("SELECT [" + slot +
"] FROM Users WHERE name=@name; ")
prikaz.Parameters.AddWithValue("name", name);
This way @name
is still parameterised etc.