On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 22:13:01 +0100, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> I could buy "SQL:1999", because then "SQL" would be a macro expanding to
> "ISO/IEC 9075". But I don't see how SQL-92 fits in there.
There was a naming change between SQL-92 and SQL:1999, according to the
mentioned book.
The ":" is because the standard's name has been brought in line with
ISO's naming standards. The expansion to four digits was because of the
general year-2000 trend.
>> Note 1:
>> http://books.elsevier.com/mk/default.asp?isbn=1558604561 has a
>> section on this subject.
>
> Note that this book is titled "SQL 1999 - Understanding Relational
> Language Components". Apparently, they are not sure either.
Yes, that's ironic. But I have the book right here. There is clearly a ":"
in the name on the front page, as well as in the colophon.
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