Re: SQL Server Yukon

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Niall Litchfield wrote:

>Well some have analogies and some aren't there in Oracle (don't know about
>10 haven't seen it).
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>For example what version of Oracle allows
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>multiple (> 2) programming languages in the database?
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Is it a big deal whether it is "in" or "out"? Isn't the important question whether the language
can be used in conjunction with the product?

If so then I submit that SQL, PL/SQL, SQLJ, Java, C, C++, Cobol, Fortran, Perl, and
a plethora of scripting languages (PHP, KSH, etc.) is as close as I need to be.

>enhanced select TOP ....
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I'd need a more complete description to respond.

>seperate date and time datatypes?
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Why? To what possible gain? Time bereft of date is almost always meaningless.

>try..catch in PL/SQL?
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Explain.

>EM integrated with your dev tools?
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>if they have been there for years.
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Now I'm completely confused by what you are asking. Unfortunately that didn't stop me from responding as best I could. ;-)

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