Hi,

> 1) three level namespace (catalog, schema, name)
> 2) schemas are mandatory (there cannot be objects that don't belong to some
> schema)
> 3) schemas are explicitly created
> 4) SET CATALOG and SET SCHEMA statements
> 5) CATALOG_NAME and SCHEMA_NAME columns in every system table
>
> Not very close to what you've been proposing so far, huh?

Yes, it does IMO.
Only CATALOG (database file) is reserved for future use.

Regards,
Arno Brinkman
ABVisie

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