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What's wrong with this SQL command?

I have a problem with a SQL Command.
I have a string that holds a SQL command, but when I run, it returns me an error: Column n1 does not exist Note: n1 is what I typed in my textField.
Code:
String nameprod tf_NameProd.getText = ();
         String sql = "select * from Product where prod_name =" + nameprod;//<-- this is my query
         iaeprod.Table(sql, tbl_Prod);
Any idea where I am missing?

You need to put single quotes around the string in your SQL. For example in your case it should be
"select * from Product where prod_name = '" + nameprod + "'";

String sql = "select * from Product where prod_name = '" + nameprod + "'";

because prod_name is a String use single quotes around the value
String sql = "select * from Product where prod_name ='" + nameprod+"'";
it will better to use prepared statement

Use this method instead:
Connection dbConnection = getDBConnection();
PreparedStatement stmt = null;
String nameProd = "select * from Product where prod_name = ?";
stmt = connection.prepareStatement(nameProd);
stmt.setString(1, tf_NameProd.getText() );
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery();
P.S.: I haven't compiled this code. Please put try and catch statements at appropriate places

Wrong SQL in Java

I am trying to run a SQL statement in Java and I am getting syntax
String number,key; //populate number and key.
rs = stmt.executeQuery("select count(*)
from users_transition
where phoneNumber =" +number +"and randKey="+key);
In MySQL database, phoneNumber is BigInt(20) and key is Int(11).
Also, according to this link. The table 5.1 says that types in MYSQl can be converted to what types in Java. Doesnt the other way round would work too?
Here's the ERROR
You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'randKey=9999' at line 1

You are missing a space between the number and the AND operator:
rs = stmt.executeQuery("select count(*) from users_transition where phoneNumber =" +number +" and randKey="+key);
// ^
You should replace the query with prepared statement, and use query parameters. This would help you not only avoid simple errors like this, but also make your code immune to SQL injection attacks.
String sql = "select count(*) from users_transition where phoneNumber =? and randKey=?";
PreparedStatement getCount = con.prepareStatement(sql);
getCount.setBigDecimal(1, new BigDecimal(number));
getCount.setBigDecimal(2, new BigDecimal(randKey));

I'll tell you what is wrong, and then I'll tell you what is very wrong.
What is wrong
First, you are building a query which where has missing spaces (and possibly missing quotes):
String number,key; //populate number and key.
rs = stmt.executeQuery("select count(*) "
+ "from users_transition "
+ "where phoneNumber =" +number +" and randKey="+key)";
// ^ you missed a space here
What is very wrong
Your query is vulnerable to SQL Injection Attacks (please read the link, it provides a humorous example and tips on solving the problem). Use prepared statements to do this kind of thing:
String number, key;
PreparedStatement ps = conn.prepareStatement("select count(*) "
+ "from users_transition "
+ "where phoneNumber=? "
+ " and randKey=?");
// The question marks are place holders for values
// You can assign this values with setXXX() methods
ps.setString(1, number);
ps.setString(2, randKey);
ResultSet rs = ps.executeQuery();
// Do whatever you need to do with the ResultSet

SQL select statement with where clause

how would i write this sql statement without a hard coded value?
resultSet = statement
.executeQuery("select * from myDatabase.myTable where name = 'john'");
// this works
rather have something like:
String name = "john";
resultSet = statement
.executeQuery("select * from myDatabase.myTable where name =" + name);
// Unknown column 'john' in 'where clause' at
// sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0...etc...
thanks in advance..

It is a terrible idea to construct SQL queries the way you currently do, as it opens the door to all sorts of SQL injection attacks. To do this properly, you'll have to use Prepared Statements instead. This will also resolve all sorts of escaping issues that you're evidently having at the moment.
PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement("select * from myDatabase.myTable where name = ?");
statement.setString(1, name);
ResultSet resultSet = statement.executeQuery();
Note that prepareStatement() is an expensive call (unless your application server uses statement caching and other similar facilities). Theoretically, it'd be best if you prepare the statement once, and then reuse it multiple times (though not concurrently):
String[] names = new String[] {"Isaac", "Hello"};
PreparedStatement statement = connection.prepareStatement("select * from myDatabase.myTable where name = ?");
for (String name: names) {
statement.setString(1, name);
ResultSet resultSet = statement.executeQuery();
...
...
statement.clearParameters();
}

You are missing the single quotes around your string, your code corrected:
String name = "john";
String sql = "select * from myDatabase.myTable where name = '" + name + "'";
// Examine the text of the query in the debugger, log it or print it out using System.out.println
resultSet = statement.executeQuery(sql);
Print out / log text of the query before executing the query to see if it looks OK.
If you are going to do a lot of similar queries where only the constant changes, consider using prepared statements

this should work:
String name = "john";
resultSet = statement
.executeQuery("select * from myDatabase.myTable where name =" + "'" + name + "'");

you need to put quotes around the value ('john' instead of john)...

Try the following :
String name = "john";
resultSet = statement
.executeQuery("select * from myDatabase.myTable where myTable.name = '" + name + "'");

Put quotes around your name value since it's a string.
"select * from myDatabase.myTable where name ='" + name + "'"

SQL Where Clause with Values Provided

I am trying to use a SQL Select statement for a query in Java. I currently have the following:
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery("SELECT *" +
" FROM " + table +
" WHERE " + selection +
" VALUES " + selectionArgs);
where "selection" is a string and "selectionArgs" is a string array.
String selection = "documentFK=?";
String[] selectionArgs = { ... };
Is it possible to use the VALUES command to replace the ? like in with the INSERT command? Either way, what would be the correct syntax?
Thanks for the help.

I believe what you're looking for is the IN statement. Your query should look like this:
SELECT *
FROM table
WHERE documentFK IN ('doc1', 'doc2', 'doc3')
AND userFK IN ('user1', 'user2', 'user3')
This is (obviously) going to make your code a bit more ugly. You'll have to ensure that the WHERE keyword is used for the first clause, but the AND keyword is used for every other clause. Also, each list will have to be comma-delimited.

no, that is not the way it's done. first you create the statement from the query, using the question marks as place holders for the real values you want to put there. then you bind these values to the statement.
//the query
String sql = "SELECT " + "*" +
" FROM " + table +
" WHERE documetFK = ?";
//create the statement
PreparedStatement stmt = connection.prepareStatement(sql);
//bind the value
stmt.setInt(1, 4); //1 is "the first question mark", 4 is some fk
//execute the query and get the result set back
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery();
now, if you want this thing with selection string and some args, then you're going to have a loop in your java code. not sure what your array looks like (you're not giving me that much to go on), but if it's made up from strings, it would be something like this:
//the query
String sql = "SELECT " + "*" +
" FROM " + table +
" WHERE " + selection;
//create the statement
PreparedStatement stmt = connection.prepareStatement(sql);
//bind the values
for(int i = 0; i < selectionArgs.length; i++) {
stmt.setString(i, selectionArgs[i]); //i is "the nth question mark"
}
//execute the query and get the result set back
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery();

Can you use a PreparedStatement?

First of all SELECT .. WHERE .. VALUES is incorrect SQL syntax. Lose the VALUES part.
Then you're looking for prepared statements.
In your example it's going to look something like this:
String sql = "SELECT * FROM myTable WHERE documentFK=?";
PreparedStatement pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
pstmt.setString(1, "myDocumentFK"); // parameters start from 1, not 0. also we're assuming the parameter type is String;
ResultSet rs = pstmt.executeQuery();
Or with multiple parameters:
String sql = "SELECT * FROM myTable WHERE documentFK=? AND indexTerm=?";
PreparedStatement pstmt = conn.prepareStatement(sql);
pstmt.setString(1, "myDocumentFK"); // parameters start from 1, not 0. also we're assuming the parameter type is String;
pstsm.setInt(2, 100); // assume indexTerm can be 100 and is an integer
ResultSet rs = pstmt.executeQuery();
However, all of this doesn't worth your while since you can simply do the same by concatenating the value into the statement. But be aware of the SQL injections, so don't forget to escape the parameters that you're passing into the database.
PS: I was typing this way too long. You already have the answers :-)

As a side note, you may want to take a look at this to prevent SQL injections:
https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Preventing_SQL_Injection_in_Java

Sormula can select using "IN" operator from a java.util.Collection of arbitrary size. You write no SQL. It builds the SQL SELECT query with correct number of "?" parameters. See example 4.

Prepared statement - using a function as part of the where clause

I am working with a Java prepared statement that gets data from an Oracle database. Due to some performance problems, the query uses a "virtual column" as an index.
The query looks like this:
String status = "processed";
String customerId = 123;
String query = "SELECT DISTINCT trans_id FROM trans WHERE status = " + status + " AND FN_GET_CUST_ID(trans.trans_id) = " + customerId;
Connection conn = getConnection();
PreparedStatement ps = null;
ResultSet rs = null;
try {
ps = conn.prepareStatement(query);
ps.execute();
...
} catch (...)
This does not work. Having the function as part of the where clause causes a SQLException. I am aware of CallableStatement, and know I could use that first and then concatenate the results. However, this table uses FN_GET_CUST_ID(trans_id) as part of it's index. Is there a way to use a prepared statement with a database function as a query parameter?

Never concatenate arguments for the SQL into the String. Always use placeholders (?) and setXxx(column, value);.
You'll get the same error if you'd run the SQL in a your favorite DB tool. The problem is that Oracle can't use the function for some reason. What error code do you get?

If Customer ID is numeric keep in int not in String. Then try doing the following:
String query = "SELECT DISTINCT trans_id FROM trans WHERE status = ? AND FN_GET_CUST_ID(trans.trans_id) = ?";
ps = conn.prepareStatement(query);
ps.setString(1, status);
ps.setInt(2, customerId);
ps.execute();
Besides other benefits of prepared statement you won't have to remember about string quotations (this causes your error most likely) and escaping of the special characters.

At the first glance, the query seems to be incorrect. You are missing an apostrophe before and after the usage of status variable (assuming that status is a varchar column).
String query = "SELECT DISTINCT trans_id FROM trans
WHERE status = '" + status + "' AND FN_GET_CUST_ID(trans.trans_id) = " + customerId;
EDIT: I am not from java background. However, as #Aron has said, it is better to use placeholders & then use some method to set values for parameters to avoid SQL Injection.