Re: Myth of the database independent applications (Was: Are you using PL/SQL)

William Robertson wrote:
> So if Oracle and SQL Server are not the same we should complain about
> standards compatibility, while if Java and .Net are not the same that
> is OK?

The SQL standard came first. It was ours (the DB vendor's) to loose and we did.
The same is happening with XQuery btw. MS Xquery != Oracle XQuery != IBM XQuery. And so it goes around and around...

Cheers
Serge

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Serge Rielau
DB2 Solutions Development
IBM Toronto Lab