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author | Tom Lane | 2005-11-04 02:56:31 +0000 |
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committer | Tom Lane | 2005-11-04 02:56:31 +0000 |
commit | c6843f7726a0a90b8a1ed86f6525f96c067c76b9 (patch) | |
tree | 96bbed3e83ade292c13bc39f53e2e71640f1bb02 | |
parent | 6577e2017c4d1f7a4eabc6d557f00ab07f07c5dd (diff) |
Avoid referring to a specific version of the SQL standard except where
necessary, and be careful to refer to the right version where it is
useful to do so. This partially reverts an ill-considered search and
replace from a few months ago.
-rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/array.sgml | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/errcodes.sgml | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/func.sgml | 5 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml | 2 |
6 files changed, 12 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml index 8c8fe1bf0d..e9c30fdc11 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/array.sgml @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ CREATE TABLE tictactoe ( </para> <para> - An alternative syntax, which conforms to the SQL:2003 standard, may + An alternative syntax, which conforms to the SQL standard, may be used for one-dimensional arrays. <structfield>pay_by_quarter</structfield> could have been defined as: diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml index 7c3d6449e5..7a34ffe274 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ddl.sgml @@ -1058,8 +1058,8 @@ CREATE TABLE order_items ( <para> <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> implements table inheritance - which can be a useful tool for database designers. The SQL:2003 - standard optionally defines type inheritance which differs in many + which can be a useful tool for database designers. SQL:1999 and + later define a type inheritance feature, which differs in many respects from the features described here. </para> @@ -1323,7 +1323,7 @@ WHERE c.altitude > 500 and c.tableoid = p.oid; <para> In previous versions of <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>, the default behavior was not to include child tables in queries. This was - found to be error prone and is also in violation of the SQL:2003 + found to be error prone and is also in violation of the SQL standard. Under the old syntax, to get the sub-tables you append <literal>*</literal> to the table name. For example: <programlisting> @@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ SELECT * from cities*; <para> Currently, partitioning is implemented in conjunction with table - inheritance only, though using fully SQL:2003 compliant syntax. + inheritance only, though using fully SQL compliant syntax. Table inheritance allows tables to be split into partitions, and constraint exclusion allows partitions to be selectively combined as needed to satisfy a particular <command>SELECT</command> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml index 09dbd6bd76..502baee2b4 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/ecpg.sgml @@ -1145,8 +1145,8 @@ struct <para> The fields <literal>sqlca.sqlstate</literal> and <literal>sqlca.sqlcode</literal> are two different schemes that - provide error codes. Both are specified in the SQL standard, but - <literal>SQLCODE</literal> has been marked deprecated in SQL-92 + provide error codes. Both are derived from the SQL standard, but + <literal>SQLCODE</literal> has been marked deprecated in the SQL-92 edition of the standard and has been dropped in later editions. Therefore, new applications are strongly encouraged to use <literal>SQLSTATE</literal>. diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/errcodes.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/errcodes.sgml index bcfc6e3726..75d5be59ec 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/errcodes.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/errcodes.sgml @@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ <row> <entry>Class 02</entry> -<entry>No Data — this is also a warning class per SQL:2003</entry> +<entry>No Data — this is also a warning class per the SQL standard</entry> </row> <row> diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml index 09b7b6ed84..763852f1e6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml @@ -2675,8 +2675,9 @@ cast(-44 as bit(12)) <lineannotation>111111010100</lineannotation> There are three separate approaches to pattern matching provided by <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>: the traditional <acronym>SQL</acronym> <function>LIKE</function> operator, the - more recent <function>SIMILAR TO</function> operator (part of - SQL:2003), and <acronym>POSIX</acronym>-style regular expressions. + more recent <function>SIMILAR TO</function> operator (added in + SQL:1999), and <acronym>POSIX</acronym>-style regular + expressions. Additionally, a pattern matching function, <function>substring</function>, is available, using either <function>SIMILAR TO</function>-style or POSIX-style regular diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml index 530ecc1fdd..6fd5571cd6 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ $PostgreSQL$ <para> <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> is an open-source descendant - of this original Berkeley code. It supports a large part of the SQL:2003 + of this original Berkeley code. It supports a large part of the SQL standard and offers many modern features: <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> |