On Sat, 15 Jan 2000 20:37:11 -0400, Claudio Valderrama C. wrote:

Oh-oh...
Seems that we must make a inventory for what that ancient language does
that the actual IB SQL-engine doesn't do.
It can lead us to have less work, since we will only activate the built-in forgotten
features that worth the task.
Or, simply give us starting points for implementing cool things for IB...
...
Why I'm feeling that is like a magic apprentice that are reading a arcane magic tome??? ;-))))



>From: "Claudio Valderrama C." <cvalde@...>
>
>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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