Re: Outer join syntax

Posted in 1998

Art S. Kagel — Mon, 14 Dec 1998 14:05:22 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

David Grove wrote: [SNIP] > Thanks for info, Art. You are welcome. > Art, do you know whether there will be a general, wholesale updating of SQL? > I'm thinking of other things than the new ANSI syntax, for instance > enhancements to take advantage of new (well, within last 7 years or so) > knowledge showing updateable views are much more practical than previously > thought. > > It just seems that Informix SQL could stand some "freshening" and it sounds > like Art is indicating that might be occurring. [SNIP] Some of this is coming and some is here already. For example 7.30 allows modifying data from an INSERT TRIGGER. Art S. Kagel