Re: [HACKERS] psql and comments

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Thomas Lockhart <lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>, Postgres Hackers List <hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] psql and comments
Date: 1999-10-06 18:17:20
Message-ID: 199910061817.OAA15421@candle.pha.pa.us
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> While you're at it...
>
> The following example shows psql correctly clearing its input buffer
> when a line containing *only* a comment is seen, but not completely
> clearing the buffer (or not realizing that it is cleared; note the
> changed prompt) if the comment is at the end of a valid query.
>
> postgres=> -- comment
> postgres=> select 'hi'; -- comment
> ?column?
> --------
> hi
> (1 row)
>
> postgres->

But aren't they _in_ a new statement, that begins with '--'?

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