Re:ISBL: Information Systems Base Language Implemented in Tcl
by rramadass on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @08:12AM
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Nice! It has a succinct overview of the Relational Model before discussing ISBL.
There was a earlier thread today which is an interview with Chris Date where he mentions that QBE and ISBL are more "Relational" than SQL - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39189015
Re:ISBL: Information Systems Base Language Implemented in Tcl
by irq-1 on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @01:51PM
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Skip to page 11 in the PDF for examples.
MEMBERS(NAME, ADDRESS, BALANCE)
ORDERS(ORDER_NO, NAME, ITEM, QUANTITY)
SUPPLIERS(SNAME, SADDRESS, ITEM, PRICE)
1. Print the names of members in the red:
LIST MEMBERS : BALANCE < 0 % NAME
i.e. select members with negative balance and
project out their names
I could only find this https://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/people/academic/Meurig.Beynon/...