"root" == root <ro...@candace.eoc.org.uk> writes:
Description:
root> MySQL doesn't seem to be handling comments correctly. I am using
VisioModeller to generate SQL scripts and the generated SQL usually contains a
file name. MySQL barfs on the file name supposedly within the comments.
How-To-Repeat:
root> Try running the following script in MySQL:
root> /* This SQL DDL script was generated by VisioModeler 3.1 (Release Date:
10/02/1998). */
root> /* Driver Used : VisioModeler 3.1 - ODBC Generic Driver Driver.
*/
root> /* Document : H:\Projects\Legal\legal data model.IMD.
*/
root> /* Time Created: 16 September 1999 14:54.
*/
root> /* User Action : From VisioModeler GenerateWizard.
*/
root> /* Connected Data source : No connection.
*/
root> /* Connected Server : No connection.
*/
root> /* Connected Database : Not applicable.
*/
Hi!
The problem is that the 'mysql' client can't handle /* */ style
comments yet. The mysqld server on the other hand doesn't have any problem
with this comment style.
Regards,
Monty