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From: nsouto@optushome.com.au.nospam (Nuno Souto)
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Subject: Re: start with, connect by, prior, Oracle only?
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On Wed, 10 Oct 2001 09:20:35 -0400, "Bob Yeh" <bobyeh@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Is this Oracle only?

This particular syntax, I believe yes.

> Can other databases do the same thing or something
>similar?

DB2 can.  Different syntax.  Others, dunno.
Darn useful.


Cheers
Nuno Souto
nsouto@optushome.com.au.nospam