Slightly OT, but

It is rather easy to recognize a start of an SQL-Statement
Is it? Here are some random snippets from past code I've written.

select max(prod_id)
from product
where effdt = (select max(effdt) from product)

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or 
insert order (prod_id, prod_cnt)
select prod_id, count(*)
from product
group by prod_id

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How many statements was that? In fact it's two, but if you just count keywords, you'll get four.

The point is not to underestimate the tasks that faces the OP. Trying to make it work by just matching keywords gets the wrong answer against normal, everyday SQL very easily. SQL has a definite grammar that's precise, but it's not easy to parse thru. Additional difficulty comes from recognizing all the vendor-specific extensions to the language, but let's not go into that. :-)

Do not rebuke them with harsh words ... but rather lead them gently - with URLs - so that they may learn wisdom.

In reply to Re^2: create a perl script for pattern matching by VSarkiss
in thread create a perl script for pattern matching by MelaOS

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