--- In Firebird-Architect@yahoogroups.com, Milan Babuskov
<milanb@...> wrote:

>
> m_theologos wrote:
> > In all my posts I try to be as efficient as I can, pointing out
> > features which can be implemented relatively quick in order to

give

> > to the market what is needed _now_
>
> There are UDF libraries available _now_ that solve the need for
> POSITION. Why not use those, and let developers spend time on other
> important issues?
>
>
> --
> Milan Babuskov
> http://swoes.blogspot.com/
> http://www.flamerobin.org
>

Also, from the marketing aside:

- "The SQL standard function POSITION isn't supported by Firebird.
Period."
... You and I we both know that this _isn't_ the truth. But this cold
sentence (and many like these) keep away many users from Firebird.
And, IMHO, isn't fair.

Have a look (especially Dmitry to assign to someone. To the Doc team
perhaps?... perhaps you can do something?) at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_SQL_syntax (especially)

and

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Comparison_of_relational_database_management_systems

...where in a very 'circulated' place (Wikipedia.org) the Firebird is
in a much darker light than the reality.

HTH,

m. th.

PS: Sorry about this slightly off-topic...