Thanks for bringing that to my attention - that sample was left over from when I was trying to use APSW rather then sqlite2. The actual test program, sqlite-3.7.3/src/createproc_test.c, is correct. I updated the blog page to reflect the proper code.
-Chris On Jan 26, 2011, at 12:55 PM, Jim Wilcoxson wrote: > It looks interesting. Should your except stmt reference apsw? -Jim > -- > HashBackup: easy onsite and offsite Unix backup > http://www.hashbackup.com > > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Chris Wolf <cw10...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> I know this is an old thread, but shortly after I read it, I attempted to >> implement >> stored procedures in SQLite! I only did it to see if I could, not because >> I >> necessarily think it's a good idea... It's very experimental and not fully >> implemented, >> but if anyone is interested, I checked in my work on GitHub, including >> pre-compiled >> binaries for MacOS and Linux. >> >> >> http://chriswolf.heroku.com/articles/2011/01/26/adding-stored-procedures-to-sqlite/#extended >> >> Regards, >> >> Chris Wolf >> >> BareFeetWare wrote: >>> On 13/11/2010, at 11:14 AM, Scott Hess wrote: >>> >>>> On Fri, Nov 12, 2010 at 5:50 AM, BareFeetWare < >> list....@barefeetware.com> wrote: >>>>> IMO, if you're implementing database logic (ie constraints and >> triggers) in application code, then you're reinventing the wheel, making >> your package unnecessarily complex and grossly inefficient. If you're just >> using SQLite to store your data but doing all the logic outside of SQLite, >> then you might as well just be saving your data to a CSV file or XML. See my >> previous post for reasoning behind this. >>>> From http://www.sqlite.org/about.html : >>>>> Think of SQLite not as a replacement for Oracle but as a replacement >> for fopen() >>> >>> The full paragraph from that page reads: >>> >>>>> SQLite is an embedded SQL database engine. Unlike most other SQL >> databases, SQLite does not have a separate server process. SQLite reads and >> writes directly to ordinary disk files. A complete SQL database with >> multiple tables, indices, triggers, and views, is contained in a single disk >> file. The database file format is cross-platform - you can freely copy a >> database between 32-bit and 64-bit systems or between big-endian and >> little-endian architectures. These features make SQLite a popular choice as >> an Application File Format. Think of SQLite not as a replacement for Oracle >> but as a replacement for fopen() >>> >>> So I think it's referring to how SQLite stores its data in a local file, >> rather than on a remote server with which it communicates indirectly. ie >> "SQLite does not have a separate server process". In that way, SQLite is >> like fopen rather than Oracle. The same paragraphs mentions SQLite >> "triggers, and views", freely copying a [self contained] SQLite database >> between architectures, which allude to my point about putting the logic in >> the database itself so you can move the whole database between >> architectures. >>> >>>> So, yes, you might as well just be saving your data to a CSV or XML >> file. And I'm sure if you had a package to do that, someone would be >> arguing about whether your XML should allow for embedded transforms. >>> >>> What do you gain by implementing database logic in the application layer, >> when it could be done far more efficiently and reliably in the SQL schema? >> The only thing I can think of is avoiding the (shallow) learning curve. Why >> re-invent and roll your own integrity checking etc when it's already >> available and in a way much closer to the data than your application code >> can get? >>> >>> See my previous post for the contrary argument: >>> >> http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/private/sqlite-users/2010-October/025096.html >>> >>> Basically, database logic in the database itself is much faster, causes >> less error, optimises queries, makes the database portable between >> application environments or GUI apps. What's not to love? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Tom >>> BareFeetWare >>> >>> -- >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sqlite-users mailing list >> sqlite-users@sqlite.org >> http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users >> > _______________________________________________ > sqlite-users mailing list > sqlite-users@sqlite.org > http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users