# \[17.1.615\] Toad formatter and comments…

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**Category:** Toad for Oracle - Beta\
**Created:** [March 25, 2024, 6:24am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/17-1-615-toad-formatter-and-comments/59161 "2024-03-25T06:24:10Z")\
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I just stumbled across another problem with the formatter in the context of comments.

If you format the following statement:

```sql
select 
   t.dummy t_dummy,
   m.dummy m_fummy
from
   /*Comment*/
   (
   select 
      *
   from 
      dual
   ) t,
   /*Comment*/
   (
      select
   *
      from
   dual
   ) m
where t.dummy = m.dummy
;

```

you get this:

```sql
SELECT t.dummy t_dummy, m.dummy m_fummy
  FROM /*Comment*/
       (SELECT * FROM DUAL) t, /*Comment*/
                               (SELECT * FROM DUAL) m
 WHERE t.dummy = m.dummy;

```

This is not what I would expect, but the problem is that after reformatting, the result is not the same, but the following:

```sql
             SELECT t.dummy t_dummy, m.dummy m_fummy
               FROM /*Comment*/ (SELECT * FROM DUAL) t, /*Comment*/ (SELECT * FROM DUAL) m
              WHERE t.dummy = m.dummy;

```

These are my formatter settings for comments:  
 ![Bildschirmfoto 2024-03-25 um 07.06.23](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/quest/original/3X/4/9/49b957ec3e78b48357243dc549c794d95d049fc9.png)