12 messages in com.mysql.lists.mysqlAbout reserved words: mySQL's dirty l...
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Heath Boutwell07 Feb 2001 09:46 
Subject:About reserved words: mySQL's dirty little secret
From:Heath Boutwell (dspr@yahoo.com)
Date:02/04/2001 02:27:41 PM
List:com.mysql.lists.mysql

Evidently, one can use the ` to escape reserved words in mySQL.

Why in the world this isn't mentioned in the manual is beyond me.

Why no one on the list ever mentions it when some poor sap discovers that some random word has been made reserved for no reason is beyond me

Why the mySQL developers never mention it is beyond me.

Anyway, since its undocumented, I'm guessing that it will magically quit working one day, but for now it seems to work like a charm.

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