Comments on: SQL split function http://www.svendtofte.com/geek-angst/sql-split-function/ rantings & scraps on code and web development Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:20:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: chamila http://www.svendtofte.com/geek-angst/sql-split-function/comment-page-1/#comment-320 chamila Thu, 05 May 2011 09:10:59 +0000 http://www.svendtofte.com/?p=162#comment-320 Check this also: http://chamilaw.blogspot.com/2011/05/concatenation-in-select-and-split.html Check this also:
http://chamilaw.blogspot.com/2011/05/concatenation-in-select-and-split.html

]]> By: murrmax http://www.svendtofte.com/geek-angst/sql-split-function/comment-page-1/#comment-259 murrmax Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:53:03 +0000 http://www.svendtofte.com/?p=162#comment-259 gosh! never blame language you don't understand - that's really your problem, not the language one. may be you should use more smarter server then M$ one, e.g. PostgreSQL has never had any problems with string split function, though not included in TheHolySqlStandard http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/functions-string.html then just to note about INSERT - it was done right-o, because with that syntax you can insert multiple rows instead of just one by listing them one by one delimited by commas. and with UPDATE you can't update multiple rows with different search keys, so here is different syntax to remind you about it. this is arguable though, so for example MySQL has its own extension to the INSERT syntax making it look as UPDATE, just to be a bit more friendly for copy-pasters, but that's really does add headache when trying to port backend from MySQL to PostgreSQL. gosh! never blame language you don’t understand – that’s really your problem, not the language one.

may be you should use more smarter server then M$ one, e.g. PostgreSQL has never had any problems with string split function, though not included in TheHolySqlStandard
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/functions-string.html

then just to note about INSERT – it was done right-o, because with that syntax you can insert multiple rows instead of just one by listing them one by one delimited by commas.

and with UPDATE you can’t update multiple rows with different search keys, so here is different syntax to remind you about it. this is arguable though, so for example MySQL has its own extension to the INSERT syntax making it look as UPDATE, just to be a bit more friendly for copy-pasters, but that’s really does add headache when trying to port backend from MySQL to PostgreSQL.

]]> By: SQL Tutorials http://www.svendtofte.com/geek-angst/sql-split-function/comment-page-1/#comment-133 SQL Tutorials Fri, 01 May 2009 02:18:32 +0000 http://www.svendtofte.com/?p=162#comment-133 Does anyone know if there is another language or set of commands beside SQL for talking with databases? I'm working on a project and am doing some research thanks Does anyone know if there is another language or set of commands beside SQL for talking with databases?

I’m working on a project and am doing some research thanks

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