Subject: RE: Tricky XPath Question From: Kay Michael <Michael.Kay@xxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1999 13:59:49 -0000 |
> But it leaves me curious whether standard query > algebra (eg. the relational algebra, used in RDBMS) had much influence on the language. > Using "=" on sets to imply an "exists" predicate is a long-standing tradition in free text query languages. I've also seen it used in several database query tools that I've come across. It makes things nice and simple for users who don't want to think and extremely difficult for those who do. Mike Kay XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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