The Hermit Hacker wrote:
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> Okay, first thing off the top of my head ... how does this deal with
> backward compatibility, or have we just blown all old apps out to fhte
> water?
As I see it it is compatible until you _need_ the new features, like
SELECT ** or UNION of selects with different structure.
I have also posted a different/additional proposal that hopefully hides
this from old apps completely.
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Hannu