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+" Vim syntax file
+" Language:	sqlj
+" Maintainer:	Andreas Fischbach <afisch@altavista.com>
+"		This file is based on sql.vim && java.vim (thanx)
+"		with a handful of additional sql words and still
+"		a subset of whatever standard
+" Last change:	31th Dec 2001
+
+" au BufNewFile,BufRead *.sqlj so $VIM/syntax/sqlj.vim
+
+" Remove any old syntax stuff hanging around
+if version < 600
+   syntax clear
+elseif exists("b:current_syntax")
+   finish
+endif
+
+" Read the Java syntax to start with
+source <sfile>:p:h/java.vim
+
+" SQLJ extentions
+" The SQL reserved words, defined as keywords.
+
+syn case ignore
+syn keyword sqljSpecial   null
+
+syn keyword sqljKeyword	access add as asc by check cluster column
+syn keyword sqljKeyword	compress connect current decimal default
+syn keyword sqljKeyword	desc else exclusive file for from group
+syn keyword sqljKeyword	having identified immediate increment index
+syn keyword sqljKeyword	initial into is level maxextents mode modify
+syn keyword sqljKeyword	nocompress nowait of offline on online start
+syn keyword sqljKeyword	successful synonym table then to trigger uid
+syn keyword sqljKeyword	unique user validate values view whenever
+syn keyword sqljKeyword	where with option order pctfree privileges
+syn keyword sqljKeyword	public resource row rowlabel rownum rows
+syn keyword sqljKeyword	session share size smallint
+
+syn keyword sqljKeyword  fetch database context iterator field join
+syn keyword sqljKeyword  foreign outer inner isolation left right
+syn keyword sqljKeyword  match primary key
+
+syn keyword sqljOperator	not and or
+syn keyword sqljOperator	in any some all between exists
+syn keyword sqljOperator	like escape
+syn keyword sqljOperator union intersect minus
+syn keyword sqljOperator prior distinct
+syn keyword sqljOperator	sysdate
+
+syn keyword sqljOperator	max min avg sum count hex
+
+syn keyword sqljStatement	alter analyze audit comment commit create
+syn keyword sqljStatement	delete drop explain grant insert lock noaudit
+syn keyword sqljStatement	rename revoke rollback savepoint select set
+syn keyword sqljStatement	 truncate update begin work
+
+syn keyword sqljType		char character date long raw mlslabel number
+syn keyword sqljType		rowid varchar varchar2 float integer
+
+syn keyword sqljType		byte text serial
+
+
+" Strings and characters:
+syn region sqljString		start=+"+  skip=+\\\\\|\\"+  end=+"+
+syn region sqljString		start=+'+  skip=+\\\\\|\\"+  end=+'+
+
+" Numbers:
+syn match sqljNumber		"-\=\<\d*\.\=[0-9_]\>"
+
+" PreProc
+syn match sqljPre		"#sql"
+
+" Comments:
+syn region sqljComment    start="/\*"  end="\*/"
+syn match sqlComment	"--.*"
+
+syn sync ccomment sqljComment
+
+if version >= 508 || !exists("did_sqlj_syn_inits")
+  if version < 508
+    let did_sqlj_syn_inits = 1
+    command! -nargs=+ HiLink hi link <args>
+  else
+    command! -nargs=+ HiLink hi def link <args>
+  endif
+
+  " The default methods for highlighting. Can be overridden later.
+  HiLink sqljComment	Comment
+  HiLink sqljKeyword	sqljSpecial
+  HiLink sqljNumber	Number
+  HiLink sqljOperator	sqljStatement
+  HiLink sqljSpecial	Special
+  HiLink sqljStatement	Statement
+  HiLink sqljString	String
+  HiLink sqljType	Type
+  HiLink sqljPre	PreProc
+endif
+
+let b:current_syntax = "sqlj"
+