> > Richard Hipp seems to be on record as saying:
> > "SQLite can be thought of as a derivative of PostgreSQL. SQLite was
> > originally written from PostgreSQL 6.5 documentation, and the SQLite
> > developers still use PostgreSQL as a reference platform to verify that
> > SQLite is working correctly."
> >
> > Not a major problem for me, just an interesting footnote.
> >
> 
> The way I recall hearing it expressed in talks I've watched (recorded
after
> the fact, never live) is that when situations arise that need resolution,
the
> question is often asked "what does PostgreSQL do?" Sadly, the backward
> compatibility requirements prohibit SQLite from being a 100% feature /
> implementation match.

Absolutely so. Nevertheless, it would be pretty minor to add LIMIT ALL as a
synonym for LIMIT -1. If you wanted to enhance compatibility.

Regards
David M Bennett FACS

Andl - A New Database Language - andl.org





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