Christopher Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> I think an implementor would be better off using an SQL database > underneath, and using their code layer in between to accomplish the > "divorce" from the aspects of SQL that they disapprove of. That is, in fact, the approach taken in a product called Dataphor (see www.alphora.com). They have implemented a "D"-language (called D4) that translates into SQL and hence uses underlying SQLServer, Oracle or DB2- DBMS'es as the engine. It is, however, not a very easy mapping to do and you have to resort to all sorts of unclean stuff to make it work... regards, Lauri Pietarinen ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
