Re: Suggestions for additions to Oracle SQL Language

From: Prasad Yarlagadda <prasad.yarlagadda_at_motorola.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 17:30:51 -0500
Message-ID: <a952qs$d2h8@nntp.cig.mot.com>

I think there were two new keywords added in 9i: ANY and SOME. Look up their usage and see if they satisfy your requirement.

Prasad Yarlagadda

"Basil Jackson" <BJackson_at_BOSGmbH.Com> wrote in message news:adec38b6.0204110718.2074f7f_at_posting.google.com...
> Often times users tell me things like
> "I deleted some records!"
> "Some records don't make sense!"
> "Many records are no longer needed!"
> etc., etc., etc. you get the point.
>
> Therefore, I would like to suggest that the SQL language be enriched
> by adding two keywords, namely: SOME and MANY
>
> That way, I could use the following commands to resolve the users
> problems...
>
> RESTORE SOME RECORDS TO TABLE xxx;
>
> UPDATE SOME RECORDS IN TABLE xxx SET sense = TRUE;
>
> DELETE MANY RECORDS FROM TABLE xxx;
>
> Wouldn't life be simpler then?
>
> While we're at it, perhaps we could enhance RECOVER DATABASE to
> include
> "SOMETIME BETWEEN 9 AND 10" as an alternative to UNTIL TIME which
> really isn't very user friendly at all.
Received on Thu Apr 11 2002 - 17:30:51 CDT