Actually, there is an International Standard that defines 
SQL.  That's how I define SQL.

Jim

At 10/11/2007 10:23 AM, Jonathan Robie wrote:
>Dmitry Turin wrote:
>>Let i guess: you define SQL as matching to template
>>'EnglishWord Parameter EnglishWord Parameter EnglishWord Parameter', i.e.
>>'select      ...       from        ...       where       ...', 
>>  and nothing else.
>>
>
>Well, there's a BNF that defines SQL, which is a standard. I don't 
>think Rick Marshall defined SQL, I suspect that H2 does that.
>
>Jonathan
>
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