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ABOUT SQL
SQL (Structured Query Language) is a database computer language designed for the retrieval and management of data in relational database
management systems (RDBMS), database schema creation and modification, and
database object access control management.
SQL is a
querying language for querying and modifying data and managing databases. SQL
was standardized first by the ANSI and later by the ISO. Most database
management systems implement a majority of one of these standards and add their
proprietary extensions. SQL allows the retrieval, insertion, updating, and
deletion of data. A database management system also includes management and
administrative functions. Most – if not all – implementations also include a
command-line interface (SQL/CLI) that allows for the entry and execution of the
language commands, as opposed to only providing an application programming
interface (API) intended for access from a graphical user interface
(GUI).
The first
version of SQL was developed at IBM by Andrew Richardson, Donald C. Messerly and
Raymond F. Boyce in the early 1970s. This version, initially called SEQUEL, was
designed to manipulate and retrieve data stored in IBM's original relational
database product, System R. IBM patented their version of SQL in 1985,[4] while
the SQL language was not formally standardized until 1986 by the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) as SQL-86. Subsequent versions of the SQL
standard have been released by ANSI and as International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) standards.
Originally
designed as a declarative query and data manipulation language, variations of
SQL have been created by SQL database management system (DBMS) vendors that add
procedural constructs, flow-of-control statements, user-defined data types, and
various other language extensions. With the release of the SQL:1999 standard,
many such extensions were formally adopted as part of the SQL language via the
SQL Persistent Stored Modules (SQL/PSM) portion of the standard.
Standard
structure
The SQL
standard is divided into several parts, including:
SQL/Foundation, defined in ISO/IEC 9075, Part 2. This part of the
standard contains the most central elements of the language. It consists of both
mandatory and optional features.
The SQL/CLI,
or Call-Level Interface, part is defined in ISO/IEC 9075, Part 3. SQL/CLI
defines common interfacing components (structures and procedures) that can be
used to execute SQL statements from applications written in other programming
languages. SQL/CLI is defined in such a way that SQL statements and SQL/CLI
procedure calls are treated as separate from the calling application's source
code. Open Database Connectivity is a well-known superset of SQL/CLI. This part
of the standard consists solely of mandatory features.
The SQL/PSM,
or Persistent Stored Modules, part is defined by ISO/IEC 9075, Part 4. SQL/PSM
standardizes procedural extensions for SQL, including flow of control, condition
handling, statement condition signals and resignals, cursors and local
variables, and assignment of expressions to variables and parameters. In
addition, SQL/PSM formalizes declaration and maintenance of persistent database
language routines (e.g., "stored procedures"). This part of the standard
consists solely of optional features.
The SQL/MED,
or Management of External Data, part is defined by ISO/IEC 9075, Part 9. SQL/MED
provides extensions to SQL that define foreign-data wrappers and datalink types
to allow SQL to manage external data. External data is data that is accessible
to, but not managed by, an SQL-based DBMS. This part of the standard consists
solely of optional features.
The SQL/OLB,
or Object Language Bindings, part is defined by ISO/IEC 9075, Part 10. SQL/OLB
defines the syntax and symantics of SQLJ, which is SQL embedded in Java. The
standard also describes mechanisms to ensure binary portability of SQLJ
applications, and specifies various Java packages and their contained classes.
This part of the standard consists solely of optional features.
The
SQL/Schemata, or Information and Definition Schemas, part is defined by ISO/IEC
9075, Part 11. SQL/Schemata defines the Information Schema and Definition
Schema, providing a common set of tools to make SQL databases and objects
self-describing. These tools include the SQL object identifier, structure and
integrity constraints, security and authorization specifications, features and
packages of ISO/IEC 9075, support of features provided by SQL-based DBMS
implementations, SQL-based DBMS implementation information and sizing items, and
the values supported by the DBMS implementations.[15] This part of the standard
contains both mandatory and optional features.
The SQL/JRT,
or SQL Routines and Types for the Java Programming Language, part is defined by
ISO/IEC 9075, Part 13. SQL/JRT specifies the ability to invoke static Java
methods as routines from within SQL applications. It also calls for the ability
to use Java classes as SQL structured user-defined types. This part of the
standard consists solely of optional features.
The SQL/XML,
or XML-Related Specifications, part is defined by ISO/IEC 9075, Part 14. SQL/XML
specifies SQL-based extensions for using XML in conjunction with SQL. The XML
data type is introduced, as well as several routines, functions, and XML-to-SQL
data type mappings to support manipulation and storage of XML in an SQL
database. This part of the standard consists solely of optional
features.
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