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False negative on no whitespace before and/or after "*" or delimited identifier in SELECT list #152

@srutzky

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@srutzky

Little known fact, but at least some SQL dialects, such as T-SQL, don't require whitespace before or after certain characters in the SELECT list:

  • *
  • [
  • ]
  • (
  • )

The following are all completely valid T-SQL and I just confirmed that they all return the expected results without any errors:

SELECT*FROM sys.objects
SELECT *FROM sys.objects
SELECT* FROM sys.objects

SELECT[name]FROM sys.objects
SELECT [name]FROM sys.objects
SELECT[name] FROM sys.objects

SELECT*,[name]FROM sys.objects
SELECT[name],*FROM sys.objects

SELECT([name])FROM sys.objects

P.S. I'm not sure if this behavior relates to Issue #100 or not (in terms of how the * is handled).

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Solomon...
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