This may not be a bug, but rather a limitation, and should definitely be added to section 7.38 of the manual dealing with comments. Scripts (or commands entered interactively) contatining comments that contain a backslash character are parsed as if the \ was a MySQL command. For example, /* \. do_not_execute_this.sql */ causes the file do_not_execute_this.sql to be run, if it exists. Keith Hatton speed-trap.com Ltd Newbury, UK --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php