# # Test of problem with CONCAT_WS() and long separators. # --disable_warnings DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t1; --enable_warnings CREATE TABLE t1 ( number INT NOT NULL, alpha CHAR(6) NOT NULL ); INSERT INTO t1 VALUES (1413006,'idlfmv'), (1413065,'smpsfz'),(1413127,'sljrhx'),(1413304,'qerfnd'); SELECT number, alpha, CONCAT_WS('<---->',number,alpha) AS new FROM t1 GROUP BY number; SELECT CONCAT_WS('<---->',number,alpha) AS new FROM t1 GROUP BY new LIMIT 1; SELECT number, alpha, CONCAT_WS('<->',number,alpha) AS new FROM t1 GROUP BY new LIMIT 1; SELECT number, alpha, CONCAT_WS('-',number,alpha,alpha,alpha,alpha,alpha,alpha,alpha) AS new FROM t1 GROUP BY new LIMIT 1; SELECT number, alpha, CONCAT_WS('<------------------>',number,alpha) AS new FROM t1 GROUP BY new LIMIT 1; drop table t1;