From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Message-Id: <200608261648.k7QGmWk04757@momjian.us>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] New XML section for documentation
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To: David Fetter <david@fetter.org>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:48:32 -0400 (EDT)
CC: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>,
	PostgreSQL-documentation <pgsql-docs@postgresql.org>,
	Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
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David Fetter wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 08:37:19PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > David Fetter wrote:
> > > On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 07:46:57PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > > Here is an new XML section for our SGML documentation.  It
> > > > explains the various XML capabilities, if we support them, and
> > > > how to use them.
> > > > 
> > > > Comments?
> > > 
> > > This looks hauntingly similar to Peter's presentation at the
> > 
> > I used the XML/SQL and validation part from his talk, but the rest
> > was from earlier email discussions.
> 
> Reuse is good :)
> 
> > > conference. :)  I'd add a http://wiscorp.com/SQLStandards.html to the
> > 
> > This seems to be the best URL, but it seems too detailed:
> > 
> > 	http://wiscorp.com/H2-2005-197-SC32N1293-WG3_Presentation_for_SC32_20050418.pdf
> 
> I'd just put the http://wiscorp.com/SQLStandards.html URL in, as it
> contains several references in varying levels of detail.

OK, added.

> > > reference section.
> > > 
> > > Speaking of other parts of the SQL:2003 standard, how about one
> > > section each that mentions them?  There's
> > > 
> > > Part 4: SQL/PSM (Persistent Stored Modules)
> > > Part 9: SQL/MED (Management of External Data) (my favorite)
> > > Part 10: SQL/OLB (Object Language Binding)
> > > Part 11: SQL/Schemata
> > > Part 13: SQL/JRT (Java Routines and Types)
> > 
> > I don't know anything about them.
> 
> We claim SQL standard compliance, so since those are part of SQL:2003,
> we probably ought to mention them.  SQL/PSM is a programming language
> that lives inside the database, and DB2 and MySQL have it.  SQL/MED
> lets people talk to other data stores.  SQL/OLB appears to be derived
> from equel, which we have as ecpg.  SQL/Schemata contains the
> information schema.  SQL/JRT appears to bear some similarity to
> PL/Java and PL/J.

I think the big question is whether we are ever going to implement
these?  I think we need to decide that before I mention them.

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