Re: Classic trap : using SQL while not fully competent

[Adam Glauser <adamglauser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe Pluta wrote:
> Then again, SQL considers SELECT * FROM FILE WHERE '1' = '0' to be valid 
> syntax, so I guess it only follows that the WHERE clause wouldn't cause 
> it to fail.

I don't think this is really unreasonable.  Consider that any 
programming language that I know of will let you say

do until (true = false)
   // something I want to do forever


If you can come up with syntax checkers that can capture most logic 
errors (without any false positives), then to paraphrase (fake) Sean 
Connery: "You're sitting on a gold mine Pluta!" :)