[firebird-support] Why backlash do not raise parser error

['liviusliv...@poczta.onet.pl' liviusliv...@poczta.onet.pl [firebird-support]]

Hi,

Why backslash does not raise parser :error? 

E.g.
Select * from rdb$relations\ R 
Inner join rdb$relation_fields rf on rf.rdb$relation_name = 
r.rdb$relation_name\ 
Where
1=1

Try first line only or whole sql.

Interesting that mssql also does not raise exception. It have some reserved 
meaning? 

Regards,
Karol Bieniaszewski