Index: src/main/java/org/apache/juddi/registry/RegistryEngine.java
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--- src/main/java/org/apache/juddi/registry/RegistryEngine.java	(revision 585740)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/juddi/registry/RegistryEngine.java	(working copy)
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@
           }
           log.info("Initializing jUDDI database from listed sql files");
           String[] list = sqlFiles.split(",");
-          for (int i=0; i<list.length; i++) {
+         for (int i=0; i<list.length; i++) {
              executeSql(list[i].trim(), conn, tablePrefix);
           }
       } catch (Exception e) {
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@
             is = loader.getResourceAsStreamFromClass(resource);
         }
         String sql = getString(is);
+        sql = sql.replaceAll("(?m)^--([^\n]+)?$", ""); // Remove all commented lines
         sql = sql.replaceAll("\\$\\{prefix}", tablePrefix);
         is.close();
         String[] statements = sql.split(";");
@@ -363,4 +364,4 @@
     // tear down the registry
     registry.dispose();
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}