Re: Storing query language in relations

From: Jonathan Leffler <jleffler_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2002 05:10:49 GMT
Message-ID: <3D9BD15D.9030704@earthlink.net>

Mikito Harakiri wrote:

> pbrazier_at_cosmos-uk.co.uk (Paul) wrote in message news:<51d64140.0210020857.278ac3ba_at_posting.google.com>...
>

>>Are there DBMSs where you can "create" new tables, views, indexes,
>>constraints, etc. just by inserting into the appropriate system
>>tables? So the DDL becomes redundant?
>>

>
> I also thought about it ~yr ago: it is certainly a nice idea. DBA have
> to learn only catalog schema, no stupid DDL.

And, if http://www.mcjones.org/System_R/bs12.html is to be believed (and I've no reason not to believe it), it was thought of for Business System 12 a lot longer than a year ago.

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