I find it easy to confuse myself if I have either an unclosed quote, an unclosed "/*" comment, or an unterminated command (semicolon). Below is an example of two simultaneously.
SQLite version 3.6.10 Enter ".help" for instructions Enter SQL statements terminated with a ";" sqlite> select 'runaway quoted string ...> .quit ...> ' ...> .quit ...> ; SQL error: no such column: runaway quoted string .quit .quit sqlite> .quit [it exits] _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users