>> see whether >> a /* comments to the end of text without a */ being syntactically >> necessary. > >Not in C. The closing */ is necessary.
That's the case in Delphi also, practically speaking. Code ends with a end. and any (* before that would hide it from the compiler. But I just tested the /* in SQLite, and apparently it comments eveything to the end of the text block without causing an error. So the valid comment forms appear to be: -- to end of line /* to the next */ /* to the end of the text block -- causes a /* before EOL to be ignored In looking up SQL comments in general on SQL newsgroups, I found at least one claim that SQL has no comment mechanism. I wonder if that's true for the standard. In any event, I'm glad to see SQLite has both line and block comments. Nathan
