RE: RDF QLs within a larger language

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> From: public-rdf-dawg-request@w3.org
> [mailto:public-rdf-dawg-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of Seaborne, Andy
> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2004 8:33 AM
> To: Eric Prud'hommeaux; public-rdf-dawg@w3.org
> Subject: RE: RDF QLs within a larger language

> -------- Original Message --------
> > From: Eric Prud'hommeaux <>
> > Date: 28 June 2004 08:10
> >
> > Howard's XSRQL [1] and TimBL's N3QL [2] are good examples of RDF
> > functions that fit into a larger QL. In the XSRQL case, it gives us
> > an opportunity to lean on some already specified and implemented
> > functionality in XQuery that is likely to get very wide
> > deployment. I'm curious about how much re-use we get, Howard.
> >
> > N3QL constrains itself to be a subset of the N3 syntax which can be
> > used for query. This is especially usful if N3 is later adopted as a
> > rules language because we would get to take advantage of the fact that
> > query goals and rule goals are very similar, both in syntax and in
> > semantics. Once we've defined a language that produces some sort of
> > variable bindings, it's pretty easy to define how to use those
> > bindings to construct new graphs.
> >
> > Anybody interested in exploring this with me?
>
> Yes - for two readings of "this"

  [ snip ... ]

> Binding "this" to a more general "embed DAWG-QL query inside
> A.N.Other QL",
> especially Xquery/DAWG-QL.
>
> One approach I have not seen is embedding an RDF query language as a whole
> inside Xquery; rather that just Xquery FA's to access single triple
> patterns, have Xquery to graph patterns (and constraints?) which is
> effectively interfacing to the result set and sees doable if the
> result set
> is in XML.
>
> This would give the power to Xquery to produce XML, XHTML and other syntax
> result forms yet does not make the DAWG issue an either/or.  It
> also allows
> a separation with the Xquery-DAWG/QL interface being a remote access (c.f.
> log:semantics).

Ah, this is what you mentioned to me in email, Andy. I didn't understand the
point at the time.

I'm not quite sure how this would be done (have to mull on it), but it's
certainly a plus to be able to generate (and then be able to further
manipulate w/in the same environment if you want) XML in whatever flavour,
including RDF/XML.

I don't understand tho what you mean by "yet does not make the DAWG issue an
either/or". What DAWG issue are you talking about?

Howard


> 	Andy
>
> >
> > [1] http://www.fatdog.com/xsrql.html#Examples
> > [2] http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/N3QL
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