> > I didn't think much of it until I took a gander at the crash-me
> > page on mysql.com and I couldn't find a single vendor that
> > supports // comments, but it did list // as an ANSI supported
> > comment. ::shrug::
>
> MySQL seem to have only a very weak grasp on the notion of "spec
> compliance" ;-). // is most definitely not a comment in the SQL
> spec.
At best a weak notion of spec compliance. You should read about the
use of '--' as a comment and why '--' has to have a space after it in
order for it to be a valid comment: I found it highly amusing. :)
Anyway, Neil, thanks for looking that up: I don't have a copy of the
standard and thought it was a tad strange to see it listed as an ANSI
comment (assuming they meant ANSI SQL and not ANSI C99), especially
since I couldn't find _any_ references suggesting // as a valid SQL
token. :)
-sc
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Sean Chittenden
