[SQL] Re: abstract data types?

2001-01-27 Thread John Reid
bitter, cynical and twisted :-) > > Any help people can give me would be much appreciated. > > I'm already > > feeling a little lost. I hope people don't mind if I ask > > a lot of dumb > > questions over the next few weeks :-) Is this the > > appro

[SQL] Re: abstract data types?

2001-01-27 Thread John Reid
Author: Date, C.J.; Darwen, Hugh Title: Foundation for Future Database Systems : the Third Manifesto Publisher: Addison Wesley Date: 2000 Edition: 2nd Book [SB99] Author:Stonebraker, Michael; Brown, Paul Title: Object-Relational DBMSs : Tracking the Next Great Wave Publisher: Morgan Kaufm

[SQL] Re: abstract data types?

2001-01-25 Thread John Reid
Hi Josh et al, Sorry for the tardy reply, and thanks for your comments. Any suggestions or pointers on robust database design will be greatly appreciated. Josh Berkus wrote: > Jim, > > >>> I'm trying to figure out what support PostgreSQL >> >> offers for SQL99 >> >>> abstract data type

[SQL] Re: abstract data types?

2001-01-25 Thread John Reid
uess I don't need to worry about the parser, just how the operations related to the classes (both system and user) work/are implemented. Correct? > What goes around comes around. :-) And hits you in the back of the head just when you least expect it ... cheers, John ---

[SQL] abstract data types?

2001-01-20 Thread John Reid
contains possibly repeating identical conceptual structures. So to me it made sense, rather than producing application specific code to manage these, to see if support could be added to the backend DBMS, so that other applications (e.g. CAD) could make use of the functionality. TIA for any assistance. cheers, John -- -- john reid e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] uproot your questions from their ground and the dangling roots will be seen. more questions! -mentat zensufi apply standard disclaimers as desired... --

[SQL] Re: system catalog info

2000-12-29 Thread John Reid
al". Where can this reference manual be > found? Or where can more extensive documentation about the system > catalogues be found? > > -Ron- -- ------ john reid e-mai