Re: Parts explosion with repeated subtrees

>> In short, SQL is a high abstraction language. It is difficult to do
stupid things in the high level language. <<

Difficult, not impossible. I have more faith in stupid people than you do <g>!!

>> Counter examples please. <<

Code with a cursor to update a table that could have been written with a single SQL statement.

Or go to www.dbdebunk.com and read the some of the quotes.

>> Damn, that's a good topic! <<

I think so too.

>> ... the same errors seem to keep on cropping up. <<

which is why a book would work --if they were making new exciting errors, I could not compile them.

>> I suppose, if you called it something like "SQL from Dummies",
you'd get
sued. <<

The DUMMIES people threaten us when the first edition of SQL FOR SMARTIES came out. Welcome to America, the country with 1 lawyer for ecvery 400 citizens! Received on Thu Dec 19 2002 - 12:53:01 CST