The user is using the SQLite shell. A simpler/smaller example: ``` $ sqlite3 SQLite version 3.37.0 2021-11-27 14:13:22 Enter ".help" for usage hints. Connected to a transient in-memory database. Use ".open FILENAME" to reopen on a persistent database. sqlite> .parameter set @contact '+66-2-615-3964' sqlite> .parameter list @contact -4515 ``` In this example, they expected `@contact` to be `+66-2-615-3964`, not `-4515`. I honestly have no idea what the expected behavior is here, but this would surprise me if I ran into it.