title: how to resolve MongoDB error "SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL"?
body: <p>I am getting an error </p>
  
  <pre><code>SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>when I am trying to execute the command in mongoDB    </p>
  
  <pre><code>db.17feb.find()
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I read a <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12719859/syntaxerror-unexpected-token-illegal">POST</a> saying that names cannot start with numbers, but now as collection is already created and data exists in it, how can i retrieve using command? I am getting data when i am retrieving the data through java code</p>
  
  <p>Can any1 help?</p>