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Asked: 2026-05-14T20:12:37+00:00

I made simple procedure just to demonstrate CREATE PROCEDURE `demo`(demo_int int) BEGIN DECLARE minid

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I made simple procedure just to demonstrate

 CREATE PROCEDURE `demo`(demo_int int)
BEGIN
 DECLARE minid INT;
 SELECT min(id) FROM (SELECT id FROM events LIMIT demo_int,9999999999999999) as hoo INTO minid;
END$$

The problem is with demo_int, if i change it to

LIMIT 1,9999999999999999

it works but

LIMIT demo_int,9999999999999999

Does not…
It gives error

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 'demo_int,9999999999999999) as hoo INTO minid; END' at line 4 (errno: 1064)

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  1. Editorial Team

    The problem (whether its a bug or a feature is a contentious issue) is that you cannot use that parameter with a LIMIT statement. The LIMIT statement takes integer constants, the key point in this case is that they must be constants, not variables.

    See here for a submitted bug report, and here for a possible workaround which involves using prepared statements.

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