Re: Storing query language in relations

Jonathan Leffler <jleffler_at_earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<3D9BD15D.9030704_at_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.

Got me;-) Trivial but important idea indeed. Actually, it was a user who started asking the question "can I update system catalog", and eliminating DDL is a natural way to make the matter straight. Received on Thu Oct 03 2002 - 20:53:10 CEST