On Saturday 30 October 2004 03:17, Tzahi Fadida wrote: > Hi all, > I need to implement some new algorithms for JOIN operations > , Ranking, etc... > I was wondering if anyone can recommend an Open Source Relational Database > that would be the easier to work with Programming wise. > A widely used DB is preferable so the algorithms will get more publicity. > By easier I mean, for a one person to understand the jungle of code that > must be there and also it would be nice to get design plans that would > allow more orientation. > Another nice advantage would be success stories and examples. > > I would have to touch the query processing engine and > the optimizer component to make better query execution plans for > the algorithms and even the size of blocks the DB uses for the relations. > I would also have to touch the run-time engine since the DB still doesn't > know some of the operators in the new algorithms and I need to break > away from the traditional n-way to diactic way plans. > > I don't care about transaction considerations at this time since the > algorithms > are all read only from the data. > > Regards, > tzahi. > > WARNING TO SPAMMERS: see at > http://members.lycos.co.uk/my2nis/spamwarning.html > > > > You can use Firebird-SQL. It contains an ability to add "plugins" to the engine itself, and you can access new functions/declarations using a query itself in one hand, but to live the original engine in-tact. BTW that "thing" is known as UDL. And there are many guides in the site and on http://www.ibphoenix.com/ on how to write them ...
http://www.firebirdsql.org/ Ido -- I'd say your post was about 3 monkeys, 18 minutes. ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]