David Garamond wrote:
> Is there anyone using object table in Oracle? How does it differ from
> table inheritance in PG (aside from the declaration syntax).
>
> I actually just found out about table inheritance today, and absolutely
> love it! However, it's a shame if this feature is totally unportable.
> Are there any other popular RDBMS carrying the same kind of feature?
> (I've checked Oracle 9i, Mimer 9.2, FB 1.5, SQLServer 2k, DB2 8.1...)
I thought the inheritance was in the SQL99 or SQL200X standard, and we
made adjustments a few years ago to match it. See the developers's FAQ
for a link to the standards.
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