Since V7 Oracle has improved performance by limiting hard parses and implementing shareable, reuseable SQL via the shared pool. I'm curious what other database engines do to limit hard parses. Does DB2, Informix, Sybase, SQLServer, or Postgres implement shareable SQL via a "shared pool?"
Of course we know that in Oracle, shareable SQL is dependent on the use of bind variables or cursor_sharing=FORCE. In that context, isn't the syntax for bind variables part of the ANSI SQL92 standard? I really need to find this out as I'm building the case for using bind variables in an ANSI SQL, multi-database development effort. TIA!!!!!!!!!!! Steve Orr Bozeman, MT -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Orr, Steve INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
