"Richard Foote" <richard.foote_at_nospam.bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> "Tony Rogerson" <tonyrogerson_at_torver.net> wrote in message
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>>> Ummm, just how hard did you try ?
>>>
>>> Really ?
>>>
>>
>> Yer - great; did you try that yourself?
>>
>> http://www.oracle.com/pls/db111/ranked?word=with&remark=federated_search
>>
>> How many of the 27K+ links do I need to trawl through?
>>
>> Like I said, I want to search on terminology not on syntax - for
>> instance, we call using the WITH syntax a 'common table expression' I've
>> no idea what the equiv is in Oracle.
>>
>> Another example, the common SQL Standard term "derived table"
>>
>> http://www.oracle.com/pls/db111/ranked?word=derived+table&partno=b28286
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>> The first link states support for it but how do I use it? Not one link to
>> SELECT statement for instance.
>>
>>> Perhaps Oracle has colour coded syntax after all :)
>>
>> Perhaps not.
>>
>
> Oh boy Tony, you're really struggling aren't you.
>
> I said a search on 'WITH *clause*', as the word 'with' is a rather generic
> word on it's own isn't. I wonder what the SQL manuals returns on a search
> on 'with' ?
>
That should read SQL *Server* manuals ...
Received on Sun Sep 30 2007 - 07:14:48 CDT
