> I was curious if anyone knows how you describe the following SQL > functionality: > > ... > > The last one is obvious as it's SQL arithmetic, but what are the first > two examples? Are those also examples of "SQL arithmetic" as well? I > can't find this kind of SQL functionality described or documented > anywhere on the net.
I don't think there's any special name for that. They're just SQL commands. There's nothing special about "SQL arithmetic" either - SQL is a programming language, and pretty much all programming languages allow you to perform arithmetic, assign literal values, etc. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:319390 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
