Parameter passing in a function

UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
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I need to pass a parameter to a function in a script. My parameter is a string. When I display the parameter within my function, I only get the first word from string I pass in.

How can I make the function receive the whole string (and not terminate at the first space it encounters)?.

part of the script I am executing

$strExtractQuery="select TRAN_I from TRAN with UR"
echo "SQL to be validated: " ${strExtractQuery}
sql_validate ${strExtractQuery}

function sql_validate # Accepts 1 parameter
{
Sqltext=$1
echo "In sql validate " : ${Sqltext}
}

Output
SQL to be validated: select TRAN_I from TRAN with UR
In sql validate 1 : select

Any help?

Thanks

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sql_validate "${strExtractQuery}"
3

besides, add

Sqltext="$1"

even better