Re: Thus spoke SQL3 (on OO)

Robert B. Easter wrote:

>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?

I have that the ISO statndard was adopted in July 1999. My copy is the
ANSI document, which I'm told is unchanged from ISO, and the adoption
date is listed as 8 December 1999. (Since I'm told both are identical,
and I can get the ANSI PDF for $20, versus $310 for the ISO version,
that was an easy choice)

Of course, now that the standard has been adopted, it is properly
referred to a SQL99.

Karl DeBisschop
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