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I find that very difficult to believe. Every other SQL database I've worked with (Microsoft SQL server, MySQL (*NIX), PostgreSQL (*NIX)) and SQL databases I read about (notably Oracle) all contain some type of proprietary extensions, the most common be enhanced or additional scalar functions. Is this to say that DB2 is a reference implementation of the SQL92/SQL99 standard? At least on the AS/400, SQL has to support the standard collection.table naming convention and the AS/400-specific library/file convention. Loyd -----Original Message----- From: Al Barsa [mailto:barsa@barsaconsulting.com] Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 8:48 AM To: midrange-l@midrange.com Subject: Re: CYMD dates and SQL IBM has embraced SQL on our platform as an industry standard. I do not see IBM making proprietary enhancements to SQL. If anything, SQL is a lowest common denominator statement for the platform, Al
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