SQL Question

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

On 7/24/06 2:03 AM, "Chuck Pelto" <cbpelto at pcisys.net> wrote:

> 
> 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.

And this is why Valentina have not only SQL. :-)


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