Troubleshooting: Expected lexical element not found

Problem Description 

When trying to execute a query statement I get the error message " Expected lexical element not found "

Solutions

It seems to be the issue in the SQL Statement. Please check all the fields name and table names.  Normally this could be a typo error in the field name in your SQL Statement.  To know more about the fields and data layout, please Click Here 

Another Possible Problem & Solution:

Problem Description:

When I issue SQL statement:

SELECT Desc FROM Charge 

I get "Expected lexical element not found: = <identifier>"

However, if I issue

Select * from Charge

Then, I get a full output, with one of the columns named "Desc".

Why can't I query for the column by name?

I have tried this through the VB demo and through a C# program as well.