Sometimes SQL standards specify a rule like “Avoid SELECT *”. That actually is not a bad standard for programming. Using SELECT * in your application programs is not a good idea because a column can ...

The next example uses the SQL procedure to query the DB2 table INTERNAT for information on international flights with over 200 passengers. Note that output can be sorted by using a PROC SQL query and ...

SQL Server Named DBMS of the YearWay back in the summer of 2014, I told you about how I used DB-Engines to determine the popularity of various data management tools and vendor platforms. At that time, ...

The SQL Procedure Pass-Through Facility is an extension of the SQL procedure that enables you to send DBMS-specific statements to a DBMS and to retrieve DBMS data. You specify DBMS SQL syntax instead ...

The functionality is also standardized in ISO/IEC 13249 SQL/MM. This paper presents part 3 of the standard and discusses it critically. The spatial data types and methods on these types are explained.