2 messages in com.mysql.lists.mysqlBug in handling of comments
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ro...@candace.eoc.org.uk16 Sep 1999 07:11 
Michael Widenius17 Sep 1999 16:31 
Subject:Bug in handling of comments
From:Michael Widenius (mon@monty.pp.sci.fi)
Date:09/17/1999 04:31:23 PM
List:com.mysql.lists.mysql

"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