Index: src/com/metamatrix/modeler/transformation/validation/TransformationValidator.java
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--- src/com/metamatrix/modeler/transformation/validation/TransformationValidator.java	(revision 247)
+++ src/com/metamatrix/modeler/transformation/validation/TransformationValidator.java	(working copy)
@@ -603,6 +603,7 @@
         IStatus status = null;
 
         ArgCheck.isNotNull(command);
+		String commandSQL = command.toString();
         // ------------------------------------------------------------
         // Resolve the Command
         // ------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -619,6 +620,10 @@
             status = new Status(IStatus.ERROR, TransformationPlugin.PLUGIN_ID, 0, e.getMessage(), e);
         }
 
+		if(status!=null && status.getSeverity()==IStatus.ERROR) {
+			return new SqlTransformationResult(parseSQL(commandSQL).getCommand(), status);
+		}
+			
         SqlTransformationResult resolverResult = new SqlTransformationResult(command, status);
         // set the external metadata on the resolverResult
         resolverResult.setExternalMetadataMap(externalMetadata);