[F&O] IBM-FO-019: Request for deep-distinct function

• From: Ashok Malhotra <ashokmalhotra@alum.mit.edu>
• Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 14:04:27 -0400 (EDT)
• To: Don Chamberlin <chamberl@almaden.ibm.com>
• Cc: public-qt-comments@w3.org
• Message-ID: <7455708.1085767467711.JavaMail.jeff@brunch.mit.edu>

Dear Don:
This is in response to your note http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-qt-comments/2004Feb/1227.html where you requested the
addition of a deep-distinct function.

This was discussed by the WGs on 5/26/2004 and most people felts that such a function would not be useful 
for order-by as it was too fragile.  In fact, order-by was best done with a constructed compound key so indicies could be used.

The WGs, therefore decided not to add the function.

All the best, Ashok

Received on Friday, 28 May 2004 14:08:27 UTC