Receive 'ERROR [42601]...An unexpected token "/*" was found following ""...' when running a query (4239464)

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Receive 'ERROR [42601]...An unexpected token "/*" was found following ""...' when running a query
Description

When running a query in DB2 Z/oS mainframe the following error is received:

ERROR [42601] [IBM][CLI Driver][DB2] SQL0104N An unexpected token "/*" was found following "". Expected tokens may include: "+ - AS <IDENTIFIER>". SQLSTATE=42601.
Cause

DB2 Z/oS mainframe does not support the use of /* */. Running the same query in the DB2 Command Line Processor gives the same error.
Resolution

Take out comments that use /* */.

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