Re: Are DOMAINs part of SQL-99 standard?

From: Tibor Karaszi <tibor_not_pressed_ham_.karaszi_at_cornerstone.se>
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2003 10:54:39 GMT
Message-ID: <PHTja.4327$sJ3.13755@newsb.telia.net>

In SQL-92, DOMAIN support is in intermediate level. In SQL:1999, it is in feature F251, "Domain support". I.e., it is not part of SQL:1999 core.

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Tibor Karaszi


"Johann Sander" <jsander_at_puc-online.de> wrote in message
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> Hi,

>

> I just came across somebody from DB2's technical support who said

> DOMAINs were not  part of SQL-99 core.

>

> Is this true? I can't find any current references on the web to the

> SQL-99 standard. I also tried www.sql-99.org but was refused.

>

> He then went on and claimed no one of the big database vendors have

> integrated DOMAIN support in their products. Here I'd expect the

> opposite to be true. Anybody around who can tell something about

> DOMAINs in Oracle and SQL Server?

>

> Cheers, Johann

Received on Sun Apr 06 2003 - 05:54:39 CDT