How can one effectively handle whitespace or formatting issues in SQL strings generated in PHP for ODBC usage?

Whitespace or formatting issues in SQL strings generated in PHP for ODBC usage can be effectively handled by using the `trim()` function to remove any leading or trailing whitespace from the generated SQL string. This ensures that the SQL query sent to the ODBC driver does not contain any unwanted whitespace that could cause syntax errors. 

// Generate SQL string with potential whitespace or formatting issues
$sql = "SELECT * FROM table WHERE column = 'value' ";

// Trim the SQL string to remove any leading or trailing whitespace
$sql = trim($sql);

// Execute the SQL query using ODBC
$result = odbc_exec($connection, $sql);

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PHP ODBC SQL strings whitespace formatting

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