On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Gene Wirchenko<[email protected]> wrote: > At 01:37 2009-08-19, Alan Bourke <[email protected]> wrote: > >>On Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:41 -0500, "Stephen Russell" >><[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > To me a database is an API for allowing anyone or thing access to data. >> >>Isn't that like saying an SQL Select statement is a database ? > > No, it is more like calling a nail a hammer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
What if the message you send is : Dump database My_database to MyOutPutFileObject. The API will accept that statement and make a backup for you and the file will be what is listed in the MyOutPutFileObject. That is why I say that it is a message to an API and it is not just a Select Statement. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer SQL Server DBA Web and Winform Development Independent Contractor Memphis TN 901.246-0159 _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
