Re: is oracle a programming language

"Ana C. Dent" <anacedent_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<Xns952EB2448B892SunnySD_at_68.1.17.6>...
> ed.prochak_at_magicinterface.com (Ed prochak) wrote in
> news:4b5394b2.0407221011.12073772_at_posting.google.com:
>
> > anacedent <anacedent_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:<FPmDc.116$nc.54_at_fed1read03>...
> >> Nick Akabude wrote:
> >>
> >> > Please, I would like to know if oracle could be said to be a
> >> > programming language?
> >> no
> >> SQL might be considered a programming language.
> >> PL/SQL would be for sure a programming language.
> >
> > SQL certainly is a programming language. Is it general purpose? No,
> > but that's not the issue. There are many custom programming languages.
>
> From my perspective any programming "language" where every statement
> is executed once & only once for each invocation is a sorry excuse
> for a programming "language"; but yes SQL can be programmed to do
> useful functions.

But consider the efficiency! SQL can do in ONE statement what other languages require anywhere from a dozen to hundreds of statements.

Enjoy!
  ed Received on Fri Jul 23 2004 - 15:11:25 CEST