Re: Efficiency; advanced/future SQL constructs

From: Todd Gillespie <toddg_at_linux128.ma.utexas.edu>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2001 17:58:09 +0000 (UTC)
Message-ID: <9m0rrh$ke3$2@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>

In comp.databases.theory David Cressey <david_at_dcressey.com> wrote:
: For an example of language add ons, consider Oracle's CONNECT BY, and Joe
: Celko's reaction to that feature.
: CONNECT BY is so useful to me that I make use of it, Joe's objections
: notwithstanding. But the question of whether
: CONNECT BY (or some equivalent) should be added to the SQL standard is a
: whole separate matter.

Aren't transitive closures in SQL3? Under different syntax and semantics than CONNECT BY, of course. Received on Wed Aug 22 2001 - 12:58:09 CDT