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R dbplyr SQL Error "expecting something between Database_Name and LIMIT"

Here's the connection we're working with:

con <- DBI::dbConnect(odbc::odbc(),
                      Driver = "[your driver's name]",
                      Host   = "[your server's path]",
                      DBCName = "[IP Address or Alias]"
                      UID    = rstudioapi::askForPassword("Database user"),
                      PWD    = rstudioapi::askForPassword("Database password"))

The command below works fine in my code, with no errors, and output that appears correct:

table1 <- tbl(con, "SAP_PRD_QMEL_ACQ")

However, when I run this line of code I get the following error:

table2 <- DBI::dbGetQuery(con, "SELECT * FROM SAP_PRD_QMEL_ACQ LIMIT 5")

#> Error in new_result(connection@ptr, statement) : 
#>   nanodbc/nanodbc.cpp:1344: 42000: [Teradata][ODBC Teradata Driver]
#> [Teradata Database](-3706)Syntax error: expected something between the word 
#> 'SAP_PRD_QMEL_ACQ' and the 'LIMIT' keyword.

When I create simple repro's to try and duplicate the error I come up empty handed. Why would I be getting this "expecting something between Database_Name and LIMIT" error?

Solution

  • Not going to be able to reproduce your issue, but I believe you will need to use TOP instead of LIMIT:

    table2 <- DBI::dbGetQuery(con, "SELECT TOP 5 * FROM SAP_PRD_QMEL_ACQ")