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Error with parentheses around select statement

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
mysql, php, sql

Research direction

Reproduce both INSERT statements against the SQL parser and compare how the parenthesized SELECT is tokenized and parsed. Locate the parser entry point and existing syntax tests, then add coverage so INSERT INTO A (b) (SELECT 1) is accepted while preserving the working unparenthesized form.

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Description

bug

This statement produces an error.

INSERT INTO A (b) (SELECT 1)

The parentheses around the SELECT subquery are optional. The following works without an error:

INSERT INTO A (b) SELECT 1
Dominant language
PHP
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Forks
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