Bug #97416 EXPLAIN ANALYZE shows syntax error in SQL editor

• Submitted: 29 Oct 2019 13:08
• Modified: 14 Jan 2020 7:30
• Reporter: Georgi Sotirov
• Status: Closed
• Category: MySQL Workbench: SQL Editor
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 8.0.18
• OS: Microsoft Windows
• CPU Architecture: x86

[29 Oct 2019 13:08] Georgi Sotirov

Description:
A statement prefixed with EXPLAIN ANALYZE shows syntax error in Workbench's SQL editor although the statement is executed without a problem.

How to repeat:
1. Paste the following statement into SQL editor:

EXPLAIN ANALYZE
SELECT * FROM emp;

2. EXPLAIN keyword is highlighted with red curved underline and moving the mouse over it shows: "EXPLAIN" is not valid at this position for this server version, expecting: HELP, DESC, USE, RESTART

Suggested fix:
No syntax error on EXPLAIN ANALYZE.

[29 Oct 2019 13:09] Georgi Sotirov

Screenshot with the error on EXPLAIN ANALYZE

Attachment: wb_explain_analyze_err.png (image/png, text), 6.95 KiB.

[29 Oct 2019 13:17] MySQL Verification Team

Hello Georgi Sotirov,

Thank you for the report and feedback.

regards,
Umesh

[30 Oct 2019 14:47] Christine Cole

Posted by developer:
 
Fixed as of the upcoming MySQL Workbench 8.0.19 release, and here's the changelog entry:

The SQL editor applied syntax-error highlighting to the EXPLAIN keyword in
a valid statement prefixed with EXPLAIN ANALYZE, but the statement
executed as expected.

Thank you for the bug report.

[14 Jan 2020 7:30] Georgi Sotirov

Verified fixed in Workbench 8.0.19 released yesterday.

[11 Jul 2021 20:42] Runfeng Li

Using mysql workbench 8.0.25 on mac, the same syntax error happens again.

[12 Jul 2021 4:23] Runfeng Li

Never mind! We just noticed that we were using 5.7. After changing to 8.0, the command is working now.