Question

I am creating a database by using following schema …… using microsoft sql server….

 CREATE DATABASE /*!32312 IF NOT EXISTS*/`stacks`/*!40100 
 DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 */;(Line 15)

 USE `stacks`;

/*Table structure for table `answers` */

Got An error like this …while executing , i dont know….

 Error :  Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 15
      Incorrect syntax near '`'.

would any one pls help on this…..

Many Thanks in advance ….

Answer 1

It looks like your syntax is from MySQL. Why do you have back-ticks and “default character set”? This is not SQL Server syntax. Please see the SQL Server docs for CREATE DATABASE: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms176061.aspx