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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Behalf Of Joe Pluta
>
> > update pricefile set unit_price = unit_price * 1.05
> >    where product_type = "widgets"
>
> I've seen this example in so many SQL references as to make me
> ill.  This is
> a very rare occurence for every business I've seen.


It's not at all unusual in industries where pricing is based upon the
commodities markets.



>
> Yes, and for those things, SQL is good.  For transaction
> processing, SQL is
> bad.  For queries and wholesale data replacement, SQL works wonders, but
> when programmers start using it to update data (especially a record at a
> time), that's when I shake my head.


Why? If you're achieving sub-second response time with the SQL update, does
it really matter that a native opcode would have taken a few milliseconds
less to complete? In an interactive TP application, the difference isn't
noticable.



John Taylor



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