PortableSql

You'd think that the SQL-92, ODBC, and JDBC standards would make it reasonably easy to write programs that can work with many different RelationalDatabases. They help, but there's a long way to go. I'm starting this page to document differences between SQL databases as I find them. Hopefully it will turn into a useful resource.

-- BrianSlesinsky

Some portability issues to get started:

• PortablePrimaryKeyGeneration
• PortableSqlDataTypes
• PortableSqlMetaData

How about:

• Selecting at most N records, SELECT .... LIMIT N vs. SELECT TOP N .... vs.?

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EditHint: Consider merging with DatabaseVendorLock, because this is small.

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See Also RelationalLanguage, SqlFlaws, DatabaseVendorLock, QueryWrapperLanguageOverSql

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