>>
>> No good: we already have some. There are three standard geometric
>> operators named "?-" ... not to mention lord-knows-what user-defined<snip>
>> It would also be worth remembering that "-" is far from the
>> only unary
>> operator name we have, and so a solution that creates
>> special behavior
>> just for "-" is really no solution at all. Making a special case for
>> "-" just increases the potential for confusion, not
>> decreases it, IMHO.
>>
This is even more of a reason to remove it from where it is currently. The
code in the parser now is explicitly for a minus. I think an idea might be
to check out some other SQL scanner implementations, and see how they do it.
I will also speak to Vern, and see if he can shed any light on the matter.
MikeA