SQL Question

[Chuck Pelto]

On Jul 23, 2006, at 3:23 PM, Ruslan Zasukhin wrote:

> No.
>
> Because different kinds of queries return different kinds of cursors
> "internally".

So, when they invented SQL they forgot how to simplify things and  
therefore, we have to deal with an additional layer of complexity  
when doing sorts of data by having to do another SQL SELECT  
call.....that's niiiiiice. [Note: If you're familiar with the old  
joke about the class reunion of the two southern belles, forgive my  
foul language.]

Okay. Next time you get a chance to talk to the people working on the  
next revision of SQL, I recommend you ask them to streamline the  
language by allowing for re-ordering of records in a cursor WITHOUT  
having to do a SELECT call again.

Regards,

Chuck