You can buy the SQL Standard from ANSI in PDF format for $18 per book
(there are several books).
http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/find.asp?
Under "Search" type in SQL and hit the go button.
You can get draft versions for free. For instance:
http://www.cse.iitb.ac.in/dbms/Data/Papers-Other/SQL1999/
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-general-
> owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Mark Harrison
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 10:18 AM
> To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
> Subject: [GENERAL] pointers to sql standard, or "most common" sql?
>
> So, I was trying to figure out which was close to standard sql:
>
> select * from foo limit 10
> or
> set rowcount 10 select * from foo
>
> and couldn't find much relevant information via google.
>
> Is the sql standard on the web, and is there some document
> about the syntax variations between sybase, oracle,
> mysql, and postgresql?
>
> Many TIA!
>
> Mark
>
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