SQL Question

[Chuck Pelto]

On Jul 23, 2006, at 5:09 PM, Ruslan Zasukhin wrote:

> 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. :-)

And this is why I REALLY need to (1) look into those archived items  
on the benefits of VArraySet vs. VCursor and (2) look forward to  
seeing the Valentina Wiki articles on VArraySet posted.

Regards,

Chuck