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http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=4541 chamberl@almaden.ibm.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |WONTFIX ------- Comment #2 from chamberl@almaden.ibm.com 2007-08-01 17:24 ------- Michael, The Query working group discussed the syntax of the Update Facility in its meetings on June 29 and July 31, 2007. The working group did not agree to split the FLWOR expression into updating and non-updating versions as requested by this Bugzilla item. However, the working group agrees with your observation that the use of "do" in the update syntax is unappealing. As you know, the XQuery grammar uses double keywords in certain positions as an aid to lexing the language in the absence of reserved words. That is the reason for constructs like "do insert". On July 31, the working group decided to replace "do insert" by "insert nodes" (with similar changes in the delete, replace, and rename expressions). Although this is not exactly the change you requested, we believe that this change addresses the underlying issue you have raised. Details of the grammar change will appear in the next draft of the Update specification. This change does not affect the semantics of the Update facility. The change is pending confirmation that it can be successfully integrated into our reference parser. Regards, Don Chamberlin (for the Query Working Group)
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