Re: same reseult set with less column

From: <fitzjarrell_at_cox.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 11:26:31 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <69725f0f-09ac-4e0a-9225-9c5ff6221472@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com>


On Sep 26, 10:33 am, gazzag <gar..._at_jamms.org> wrote:
> On 26 Sep, 15:09, Ed Prochak <edproc..._at_gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > What kind of business requirement drives this request?
>
> > Given: you do not know the original query until run time.
> > Implies: The original query is passed to you as text.
> > Therefore:
> > The only possible solution I can see is to parse the text.
>
> >   Ed
>
> I think it smacks of application-generated dynamic SQL.  *shudders* ;)
>
> -g

I agree, and I'd like to see the response to the interesting question of what business rule drives this request.

David Fitzjarrell Received on Fri Sep 26 2008 - 13:26:31 CDT

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