Re: [PATCHES] Final cleanup of SQL:1999 references

2005-11-01 Thread Tom Lane
Some time ago, Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am Mittwoch, 13. Juli 2005 18:01 schrieb Simon Riggs: This doc patch replaces all inappropriate references to SQL:1999 when it is used as if it were the latest (and/or still valid) SQL standard. SQL:2003 is used in its place. I don't

Re: [PATCHES] Final cleanup of SQL:1999 references

2005-11-01 Thread Simon Riggs
On Tue, 2005-11-01 at 14:43 -0500, Tom Lane wrote: Some time ago, Peter Eisentraut [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am Mittwoch, 13. Juli 2005 18:01 schrieb Simon Riggs: This doc patch replaces all inappropriate references to SQL:1999 when it is used as if it were the latest (and/or still valid)

Re: [PATCHES] Final cleanup of SQL:1999 references

2005-07-14 Thread Neil Conway
Simon Riggs wrote: This doc patch replaces all inappropriate references to SQL:1999 when it is used as if it were the latest (and/or still valid) SQL standard. Applied, thanks. -Neil ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4: Have you searched our list

Re: [PATCHES] Final cleanup of SQL:1999 references

2005-07-14 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Am Mittwoch, 13. Juli 2005 18:01 schrieb Simon Riggs: This doc patch replaces all inappropriate references to SQL:1999 when it is used as if it were the latest (and/or still valid) SQL standard. SQL:2003 is used in its place. I don't necessarily consider this search and replace to be

Re: [PATCHES] Final cleanup of SQL:1999 references

2005-07-14 Thread Neil Conway
Peter Eisentraut wrote: I think it would be less confusing in these cases to simply write This is conforming to the SQL standard. and then mention in the appendix that we consider SQL:2003 to be the baseline. How would this help? ISTM you are just suggesting we replace conforming to SQL:2003

Re: [PATCHES] Final cleanup of SQL:1999 references

2005-07-14 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Am Donnerstag, 14. Juli 2005 15:53 schrieb Neil Conway: How would this help? ISTM you are just suggesting we replace conforming to SQL:2003 with conforming with the SQL standard, and a note in the appendix that indicates by SQL standard we actually mean SQL:2003. I recall that most mentions of

Re: [PATCHES] Final cleanup of SQL:1999 references

2005-07-14 Thread Tom Lane
Neil Conway [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If people are really concerned about whether a given feature conforms to SQL-92, SQL:1999, or SQL:2003, all we have done is provided them with the same information in a slightly different form. No, you have *removed* the information. The convention we

Re: [PATCHES] Final cleanup of SQL:1999 references

2005-07-14 Thread Simon Riggs
On Thu, 2005-07-14 at 10:12 -0400, Tom Lane wrote: Neil Conway [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If people are really concerned about whether a given feature conforms to SQL-92, SQL:1999, or SQL:2003, all we have done is provided them with the same information in a slightly different form. No,

Re: [PATCHES] Final cleanup of SQL:1999 references

2005-07-14 Thread Neil Conway
Simon Riggs wrote: The main point is that SQL:1999 no longer has any validity as a standard and has been wholly superceded by SQL:2003. SQL:1999 has interest only for historical reasons, for those who care when a particular feature was introduced. Right; I guess the question is whether we

[PATCHES] Final cleanup of SQL:1999 references

2005-07-13 Thread Simon Riggs
This doc patch replaces all inappropriate references to SQL:1999 when it is used as if it were the latest (and/or still valid) SQL standard. SQL:2003 is used in its place. Best Regards, Simon Riggs Index: array.sgml === RCS file: