Alexander
thats ok, appreciate your help. I've used Martin Gruber's
book 'Understanding SQL' which has been an incredible help, when I
have time to read it. After your comment, I looked in is index for
the sql substring like Helen mentioned. Its there, back on page 443
about half way down.

Oh well, its great to have a community of developers like this one
with all the tips, helps, headsup, etc.

Thanks all,
Dixon Epperson

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Alexander V.Nevsky"
<ded@h...> wrote:

> --- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Dixon Epperson"
> <edepperson@j...> wrote:
> > Some time ago, there was some talk about a manual for firebird.

Has

> > that ever been completed and where do you get it?
> >
> > All I have is the PDF files that were released with IB6.01.

These

> > are getting to be inadequate.
>
> Dixon, unfortunately we have not strongly structured

documentation

> set which can be surely called 'manual'. We should use free IB6
> documentation and Release Notes for FB version we use to catch
> differences. It is highly hard task - to release full FB

documentation

> and avoid accusations in plagiarism from IB6 one. Sorry for my

joke

> about Like :) properties of this particular statement is part of

SQL

> standard in general and are not descripted in details in IB6 docs.
> Though standard itself is'nt very clear, there are good books on

it.

> My prefered author is Martin Gruber, last his known for me book

is -

> Mastering SQL, (c)2000 SYBEX Inc.
>
> Best regards,
> Alexander.