add test case for alias of string functions
make SUBSTR support 3rd parameter as optional
make substring support 3rd parameter as optional
add simple test for substr,substring with 2 parameters
fix comment format for previous work
Merge branch 'master' into ENG-3283-ALIASES-for-string-func
Drop failed attempt to set timezone in HSQLInterface
Test options for varbinary insert
Merge branch 'master' into ENG-3283-ALIASES-for-string-func
Merge pull request #1660 from VoltDB/spot_better_varbinary_insert_tests

Test options for varbinary insert
Merge pull request #1659 from VoltDB/spot_drop_hsql_timezone_setup_noop

Drop failed attempt to set timezone in HSQLInterface
Standardize 3-argument substr(ing) behavior in both hsql and the ee (edge cases)
Add test cases re r=xjia
Merge pull request #1610 from VoltDB/ENG-3283-ALIASES-for-string-func

alias of string functions
ENG-6071: Fix a serious bug with views getting secretly destroyed. Yikes.
Merge remote-tracking branch 'origin/master' into ENG-6071-changeempty