Bruce, the shell is catching "system" and tries to execute whatever follows it, MySQL ignores it 100%.
try using 'system' intead of the bare word and see. regards, esv. --- bruce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > to recreate the error... > > make sure you have a test database/etc setup... > create the following test sql file > > -------------------------------- > sample.sql > -- > -- test comments > -- > /* > system of the semester information. This gets > updated for each > */ > > > import/run the sample.sql > > mysql -ufoo -p dbname < sample.sql > > you'll get the error.... > > the error is generated because the mysql parser > seems to see the 'system' > word in the comment field and it interprets it as > being the 'system' > function that can be run from within mysql, that's > used to run external > system functions... however, given that the word > 'system' is inside a > comment, it should be ignored!!!!!!! > > if you place aomething in front of the 'system' in > the comment.. it gets > ignored...!!! > > hope this clarifies what i stated earlier... > > -bruce > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: bruce [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 1:15 PM > To: mysql@lists.mysql.com > Subject: possible mysql/sql error... > > > update... > > it appears that the 'system' word has to be at the > beginning of a line in > the comment for the error to occur!!!!! > > i'm willing to bet this is a bug that hasn't been > filed!!!! what are the > odds that someone would run across it!! > > > > hi... > > i created the following simple test of sql for > mysql. i included some > comments that use the word 'system' in the comments. > the comments are > wrapped in the '/* ... */' delimiters.. > > i get an error stating 'sh: foo command not found.' > i traced the error/msg > to the fact that the word 'system' is in the > comments. when i remove it, the > error/msg goes away... > > any thoughts/comments/etc... > > thanks > > bruce > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- MySQL dump 10.9 > -- > -- Host: localhost Database: spyder > -- > ------------------------------------------------------ > -- Server version 4.1.12-standard > > /* > mysqldump --no-data --tables -uroot -p dbname > >colleges_schema.sql > > mysql -uroot -p dbname < colleges_schema.sql > */ > > -- setup spyder database > use spyder; > > /* > initial schema for the 'spyder' app... > the following tables are initially used.... > > tables- > TermTBL - Lists the Terms for the app > (Fall/Spring/Etc...) > YearTBL - Lists the Years for the app > (2006,2007,2008...) > SemesterTBL - Lists the Semesters/Years for the > app > ServerTBL - Lists the Servers used for the > network > ProcessTypeTBL - Lists the Process types > (Dev/Test/Prod) > > BatchFileTBL - Batch File Information > BatchFileStatusTBL - Batch File Status > BatchFileHistTBL - Batch File History > > ParsingScriptTBL - Script Information > (colleges/names) > ParsingScriptCurrentTBL - Scripts (updated list of > script > information -latest information, > process/semester) > ParsingScriptHistoryTBL - Script History > (complete/historical > information regarding the scripts. > all updates/changes (process/semester) > as the script moves in the system > is maintained here..) > ParsingScriptHistoryStatusTBL - Script Status > (complete status > for the script file is maintained > in the tbl. this table combines > information from > ParsingScriptHistoryTBL with the > various status generated running > the given script. each script will > produce multiple status during the > run.) > > BatchFileParsingScriptTBL - Links Batch Files to > Parsing Script > > UniversityTBL - University List/Information > (complete > information regarding the given > college) > UserTBL - User Information (maintains complete > information regarding the various > users for the system. includes > developers/testers/admins/etc...) > ServerStatusTBL - Server Status Information > ServerHistoryTBL - Server History/Information > SvnTBL - Subversion Repository Information > > DeptTbl - Department listings information > spyderInstructorTBL - Instructor information > InstructorTBL - master Instructor information > CollegeSemesterTBL - Links Colleges/Semester > information > StateTBL - States > > */ > > -- > -- Table structure for table `SemesterTBL` > -- > /* > provides the Semester/Year data > Semester - (Fall/Spring/Summer/Summer I/Summer > II) > Year - The year > > the idea is to allow the user to populate the > TermTBL > with the various terms > Terms - (Fall/Spring/Summer/Summer I/Summer > II/Etc...) > > the user would also populate the YearTBL with the > years > Year - (2005/2006/2007/etc...) > > The SemesterTbl could/would then contain a list > of the > semester/year combinations, which would then be > displayed > in the Semester Drop Down List... > > Although there might not be a need for the > SemesterTBL, if > the spyder app dynamically generated the Semester > from the > Term/Year Tbls... > */ > > DROP TABLE IF EXISTS TermTBL; > CREATE TABLE TermTBL ( > Term varchar(50) NOT NULL default '', > ID int(5) NOT NULL auto_increment, > PRIMARY KEY (ID), > UNIQUE KEY term (Term) > ) TYPE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1; > > DROP TABLE IF EXISTS YearTBL; > CREATE TABLE YearTBL ( > Year int(4) NOT NULL default '', > ID int(5) NOT NULL auto_increment, > PRIMARY KEY (ID), > UNIQUE KEY year (Year) > ) TYPE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1; > > DROP TABLE IF EXISTS SemesterTBL; > CREATE TABLE SemesterTBL ( > SemesterYear varchar(50) NOT NULL default '', > ID int(5) NOT NULL auto_increment, > PRIMARY KEY (ID), > UNIQUE KEY semester (SemesterYear) > ) TYPE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1; > > -- > -- Table structure for table `CollegeSemesterTBL` > -- > /* > system of the semester information. 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