urgent: problems with query_limit

Hi

We upgraded our system from 6.4 to the new 6.5 version. The set query_limit function is not working
anymore in 6.5.

db => set query_limit to '100';
SET VARIABLE
db => select * from table;

statement is returning all records from the table. What's wrong here?

Herbie

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Herbert Liechti                            E-Mail: Herbert.Liechti@thinx.ch
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