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12 Jul
2013
12 Jul
'13
7:08 a.m.
How can one find a definitive list of reserved words for a particular version? The comments in sql/lex.h say that that's a list of all reserved words and functions, but it appears to contain some words that are neither (such as ACTION). SELECT * FROM mysql.help_keyword also lists ACTION ACTION is listed in the MYSQL docs as an example of one of the keywords that MySQL permits "because many people previously used them"