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This is a discussion on What does this mean!! within the DB2 forums, part of the Databases category; Hi friends, I came across a strange thing today. There was a query select *from emp order by name,sal -- I dnt know what does -- stand for in the above ...

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#1 (permalink)   04-03-2008

Divya.B.V Junior Member   Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 13 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post

What does this mean!! Hi friends, I came across a strange thing today. There was a query select *from emp order by name,sal -- I dnt know what does -- stand for in the above query. I couldnt find out the difference with -- or without --. Please help me understand this. Thanks in advance, Divya

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#2 (permalink)   04-03-2008

debasisdas Moderator   Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bangalore,India Posts: 1,369 Thanks: 7 Thanked 123 Times in 111 Posts

Re: What does this mean!! -- is not part of the syntax. -- anything after the double-hyphen is a comment in DB2

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#3 (permalink)   04-03-2008

Divya.B.V Junior Member   Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 13 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post

Re: What does this mean!! Quote: Originally Posted by debasisdas -- is not part of the syntax. -- anything after the double-hyphen is a comment in DB2 thanks buddy, You are helpful.

#4 (permalink)   05-16-2008

Jyelamanchili Junior Member   Join Date: May 2008 Location: Burlington MA Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts

Re: What does this mean!! We use -- in QMF/QMF for WIndows/SPUFI to comment out any thing. He must have started to type comments about an SQL left the -- in there

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