Re: Does PL-SQL exist only for Oracle or for other database products as well ?

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From: William Robertson <williamr2019_at_googlemail.com>
Date: 19 Feb 2007 02:55:07 -0800
Message-ID: <1171882507.214902.138540@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>

On Feb 18, 9:43 am, peter.s..._at_yahoo.com (Peter Swampton) wrote:
> Sorry for this newbie question: But is PL-SQL a special Oracle script language or does it exist
> for other database products as well ?
>
> Maybe PL-SQL is not an original part of MS-SQL Server resp. MySQL but there
> are 3rd party add-ons for these other products ?
>
> Can someone give me a brief hint about the role of PL-SQL
>
> Peter

First, PL/SQL is not a scripting language.

Yes, it is a proprietary Oracle language, although I believe some other RDBMSs such as Postgres and Fyracle attempt some sort of emulation. It's not a pack you can download for SQL Server. Received on Mon Feb 19 2007 - 04:55:07 CST