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Re: Thus spoke SQL3 (on OO)

Robert B. Easter <reaster@comptechnews.com>

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From: "Robert B. Easter" <reaster@comptechnews.com>
To: Chris Bitmead <chris@bitmead.com>
Cc: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2000-05-22T01:03:25Z
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On Sun, 21 May 2000, Chris Bitmead wrote:
> It is from 
> ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/standards/sql
> and dated 1994. Is there something more recent?

I believe so!  1994 is an old draft.  From what I understand, SQL3 is an
official ISO standard as of sometime back in 1999.  It may be that the
official standard cut out the things you quoted.

Try downloading the stuff at:
ftp://jerry.ece.umassd.edu/isowg3/x3h2/Standards/

> 
> > What is the date on the copy of the SQL/Foundation you are reading?  My copy is
> > dated September 23, 1999 ISO/IEC 9075-2 SQL3_ISO.  I tried searching for the
> > quotes above and could not find them.  Do I have the correct version?
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Robert B. Easter
reaster@comptechnews.com