--- In Firebird-Architect@yahoogroups.com, "Claudio Valderrama
C." <cvalde@...> wrote:

>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Firebird-Architect@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:Firebird-Architect@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of

m_theologos

> >
> > I saw the from the core features of SQL Standard the POSITION
> > function isn't supported. Perhaps you can use the engine from the
> > CONTAINING predicate?
>
> We didn't offer it because we are waiting for you to draw a

proposal,

> discuss it here, implement it and donate the code to the project.
>
> We have enough ranters... if only some of them were doers, FB would

be much

> more advanced today. Did you count the number of active core

developers?

>
> C.
>

I'm very sorry about disturbing you. Please forgive me. But I'm only
a yet another Delphi coder (not so humble unfortunately - I'm very
serious now, nothing is ironic here...) which uses, because of
certain circumstances, in a die-hard way his programming language and
Firebird and tries to help you as much as he can. Sorry once again.

m. Th.