On Nov 13, 2010, at 2:35 PM, Phillip Gawlowski wrote: > SQL's syntax is unlike any programming language I > know. Broaden your horizon! :) > Pure SQL contains no looping constructs, for example. Indeed, it's declarative and set based. > It can only retrieve and store data. "What Have the Romans Ever Done For Us?"? -- Monty Python, Life of Brian http://www.epicure.demon.co.uk/whattheromans.html At the risk of repeating oneself: "Double-thinking in SQL" http://explainextended.com/2009/07/12/double-thinking-in-sql/