Thus spake Jens Glaser
> On Sat, 2 Oct 1999, Doug Thistlethwaite wrote:
> > select lname + ', ' + fname as NAME from table ...
>
> I think this is a parser bug. I recall there is a simple workaround:
>
> select (lname + ', ') + fname ... (use braces)
While you are correct in your solution, it isn't a parser bug. It just
follows the spec. There has been talk of allowing the first form as
an extension.
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