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_at_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 - 12:54:39 CEST

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