Error #1064 SQL syntax at line 1 - strange characters

[Wendy Cockcroft]

Hi there, I've been trying unsuccessfully to import a database from a dump file to my new host. Whenever I try using mySQL, I get this error message:

Error

SQL query:

-- MySQL dump 10.11
--
-- Host: wendycockcroftwebdes.ipagemysql.com Database: wendycoc_pd-- ------------------------------------------------------
-- Server version 5.0.92-community
/*!40101 SET @OLD_CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT=@@CHARACTER_SET_CLIENT */;

MySQL said: Documentation
#1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '' at line 1

There are no such characters there. The old DB was UTF8 and the new one is UTF8 so it can't be the character set, can it? What am I doing wrong?