Description:
In MySQL 9.4.0, 2 new reserved keywords were added and one of them is set to 0 in information_schema.keywords
EXTERNAL
LIBRARY
Reserved is set to 0 for EXTERNAL instead of 1.
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mysql> SELECT * FROM information_schema.keywords where word IN ( 'EXTERNAL', 'LIBRARY');
+----------+----------+
| WORD | RESERVED |
+----------+----------+
| EXTERNAL | 0 |
| LIBRARY | 1 |
+----------+----------+
2 rows in set (0.002 sec)
Test
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mysql> create table external (emp int);
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'external (emp int)' at line 1
Suggested fix:
Fix
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Set reserved = 1 in the Information_schema.keywords
