Using Studio 9.00.3042.00

PRINT '1' -- /* ;PRINT '2' */ ;PRINT '3' /* PRINT '4' --*/

--/*

PRINT '5'

--*/

/*

PRINT '6'

--/*

*/

PRINT '7'

--*/

PRINT '8'

yields a return of:

1

5

8

The parser only shows PRINT '1' , PRINT '5' and PRINT '8' in blue, the rest of the PRINT statements are Green (comments)

SQL Server 2005 64-Bit on Sun 4600