I mean change metadata, I wasn't enough clear. Although I cannot try at this
time, I guess one possible trick is renaming a column or change the length
of a char(n)/varchar(n) column. Being more general, I would say "change the
datatype of a column and other built-in tricks".

C.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Schuff [mailto:robertsc@...]
> Sent: S�bado 15 de Enero de 2000 19:30
> To: IBDI@onelist.com
> Subject: Re: [IBDI] QLI and ancient IB language
>
>
> From: "Rob Schuff" <robertsc@...>
>
> do you mean to change columnnames when you say "change fields"?
> That would
> be useful for sure.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Claudio Valderrama C. <cvalde@...>
> To: <IBDI@onelist.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2000 4:23 PM
> Subject: RE: [IBDI] QLI and ancient IB language
>
>
> > From: "Claudio Valderrama C." <cvalde@...>
> >
> > If I'm not wrong, QLI for example has the ability to change
> table fields,
> an
> > ability that's not present in IB5.6 and that requires direct
> manipulation
> of
> > the system tables. It seems this IB feature was always present but
> unleashed
> > in "high level commands". I expected it to appear as a SQL
> command in IB6
> or
> > higher.
> >
> > C.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Rob Schuff [mailto:robertsc@...]
> > > Sent: S�bado 15 de Enero de 2000 17:28
> > > To: IBDI@onelist.com
> > > Subject: Re: [IBDI] QLI and ancient IB language
> > >
> > >
> > > From: "Rob Schuff" <robertsc@...>
> > >
> > > My personal bias is to keep InterBase as standards compliant
> as possible
> > > unless there is some way cool thing that couldn't be done without QLI.
> > > Frankly, I'm not do not know what QLI capabilities are. Perhaps Ann
> could
> > > enlighten us poor souls.
> > >
> > > rob
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Fabricio Araujo <fabricioa@...>
> > > To: <ibdI@onelist.com>
> > > Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2000 10:33 PM
> > > Subject: [IBDI] QLI and ancient IB language
> > >
> > >
> > > > From: "Fabricio Araujo" <fabricioa@...>
> > > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > When IB lied in Inprise's hand, it stopped support to
> > > > the ancient language which QLI is based.
> > > > Since (I guess) this utility still have some unleashed habilities,
> what
> > > > will be the directive: transport its capacities to SQL language
> (which,
> > > > in that case, will be host for non-standard SQL extensions) or leave
> it
> > > > untouched or the third option (abandon it rip it out from all
> > > versions of
> > > > Interbase)?
> > > >
> > > > []s Fabricio
> > > >
> > > >
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