ISO/IEC 9075:1992

Information technology — Database languages — SQL

Technologies de l'information — Langages de base de données — SQL

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 18-Nov-1992
• Withdrawal Date: 18-Nov-1992
• ICS: 35.060 - Languages used in information technology
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32 - Data management and interchange
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32 - Data management and interchange
• Current Stage: 9599 - Withdrawal of International Standard
• Completion Date: 16-Dec-1999

Relations

• Revised: ISO/IEC 9075-1:1999 - Information technology — Database languages — SQL — Part 1: Framework (SQL/Framework)
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-2008
• Revised: ISO/IEC 9075-2:1999 - Information technology — Database languages — SQL — Part 2: Foundation (SQL/Foundation)
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-2008
• Revised: ISO/IEC 9075-3:1999 - Information technology — Database languages — SQL — Part 3: Call-Level Interface (SQL/CLI)
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-2008
• Parent: ISO/IEC 9075:1992/Cor 3:1999 - Information technology — Database languages — SQL — Technical Corrigendum 3
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-2008
• Parent: ISO/IEC 9075:1992/Cor 1:1996 - Information technology — Database languages — SQL — Technical Corrigendum 1
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-2008
• Revised: ISO/IEC 9075-5:1999 - Information technology — Database languages — SQL — Part 5: Host Language Bindings (SQL/Bindings)
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-2008
• Revised: ISO/IEC 9075-4:1999 - Information technology — Database languages — SQL — Part 4: Persistent Stored Modules (SQL/PSM)
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-2008
• Revises: ISO/IEC 9075:1989 - Information processing systems — Database Language SQL with integrity enhancement
• Effective Date: 15-Apr-2008
• Corrected By: ISO/IEC 9075:1992/Cor 3:1999 - Information technology — Database languages — SQL — Technical Corrigendum 3
• Effective Date: 06-Jun-2022
• Corrected By: ISO/IEC 9075:1992/Cor 1:1996 - Information technology — Database languages — SQL — Technical Corrigendum 1
• Effective Date: 06-Jun-2022

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL
lSO/IEC
STANDARD 9075
Third edition
1992-11-01
Information technology - Database
languages - SQL
Technologies de I ‘information - Langages de base de donnkes - SQL
Reference number
ISO/IEC 9075:1992(E)

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Contents
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Introduction.xlii
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Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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No~ativereferences. 3
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3 Defhitions, notations, and conventions
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31 . Definitions
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Definitions taken from ISO/IEC 10646. .
3.1.1
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Definitions taken from ISO 8601 .
3.1.2
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Definitions provided in this International Standard
3.1.3
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. Notation .
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. Conventions .
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3.3.1 Informative elements .
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3.32 Specification of syntactic elements .
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3.3.3 Specification of the Information Schema .
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3.3.4 Useofterms .
3.3.4.1 Exceptions . 9
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3.3.4.2 Syntactic containment .
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3.3.4.3 Terms denoting rule requirements
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3.3.4.4 Rufe evaluation Order. .
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3.3.4.5 Conditional rules .
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3.3.4.6 Syntactic Substitution
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3.3.4.7 Otherterms
3.3.5 Descriptors.l 2
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Index ty-pography .
3.3.6
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. Object identifier for Database Language SQL
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4 Concepts.l 5
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4.1 Datatypes .
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4.2 Character strings .
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4.2.1 Character strings and collating sequences
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4.2.2 Operations involving Character strings
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4.2.2.1 Operatcns that operate on Character strings and return Character strings
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4.2.2.2 Other Operators involving Character strings
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Rules determining collating sequence usage
4.2.3
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Bitstrings
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4.3.1 Bit string comparison and assignment
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4.3.2 Operations involving bit strings
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4.3.2.1 Operators that operate on bit strings and retum bit strings
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4.3.2.2 Other Operators involving bit strings
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4.4 Numbers
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4.4.1 Characteristics of numbers
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4.4.2 Operations involving numbers
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4.5 Datetimes and intervals
4.5.1 Datetimes.Z 3
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4.5.2 Intervals .
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4.5.3 Operations involving datetimes and intervals
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4.6 Type conversions and mixing of data types
4.7 Domains.2 8
4.8 Columns.2 8
4.9 Tables.2 9
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4.10 Integrity constraints
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4.10.1 Checking of constraints
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4.10.2 Table constraints
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4.10.3
Domain constraints
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4.10.4 .
Assertions
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4.11 SQL-Schemas. .
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4.12 Catalogs .
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4.13 Clusters of catalogs
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4.14 SQL-data .
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4.15 SQL-environment .
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4.16 Modules .
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4.17 Procedures .
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4.18 Parameters
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4.18.1 Status Parameters
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4.18.2 Data Parameters
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4.18.3 Indicator Parameters
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4.19
Diagnostics area
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4.20
Standard programming languages
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4.21 Cursors .
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4.22 SQL-Statements
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4.22.1 Classes of SQL-Statements.
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4.22.2 SQL-Statements classified by fwnction
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4.22.3 Embeddable SQL-Statements
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4.22.4 Preparable and immediately executable SQL-Statements
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4.22.5 Directly executable SQL-Statements
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4.22.6 SQL-Statements and transaction states
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4.23 Embedded Syntax .
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4.24 SQL dynamic Statements
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4.25 Direct invocation of SQL
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4.26 Pnvileges.5 1
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4.27 SQL-agents .
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4.28 SQL-transactions .
4.29 SQL-connections.5 6
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4.30 SQL-Sessions .
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4.31 Client-server Operation. .
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4.32 Information Schema. .
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4.33 Leveling .
4.34 SQLFlagger.6 0
5 Lexicalelements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
52 . and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
53 . . 71
54 . Names and identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
6 Scalarexpressions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
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61 . cdatatype> .
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62 . and
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63 . ctable reference>
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66 . cnumeric value function> .
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6.7 ostring value function> .
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68 cdatetime value function>
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69 ccase expression> .
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6.13 ostring value expression>
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6.14 cdatetime value expression>
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6.15 cinterval value expression>
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7 Queryexpressions
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7.1 crow value constructor> .
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73 . ctable expression> .
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74 . cfrom clause> .
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78 . chavingclause>. .
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79 cquery specification>
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Predicates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
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82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
83 . cbetween predicate> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
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cinpredicate> .17 3
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87 . cquantified comparison predicate>
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88 . cexists predicate> .
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cmatch predicate>
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8.11 .
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8.12 csearch condition> .
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9 Data assignment rules .
. Retrieval assignment . 191
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92 . Store assignment . 193
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93 . Set Operation result data types .
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10 Additional common elements .
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10.1 Cinterval qualifier> .
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10.2 .
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10.3 cprivileges> .
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10.4 .
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10.5 .
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10.6 cconstraint name definition> and cconstraint attributes>
Schema defknition and manipulation . .211
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11.6 ctable constraint definition> .
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11.7 .
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11.8 creferential constraint definition> .
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11.11 .23 6
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11.24
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11.32 ctranslation definition>
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11.36 qrant Statement>
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Calls to a
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Data manipulation
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13.5 . 318 13.6 cdelete Statement: positioned> . 320 13.7 . 322 13.8 . ...................................................... 325 13.9 Cupdate Statement: positioned> . .328 Cupdate Statement: searched> 13.10 . 330 13.11 . .333 14 Transaction management . 333 . 14.1 . 335 14.2 . .337 14.3 . 339 14.4 ..................................................... 15 Connectionmanagement.34 1 341 15.1 . 344 15.2 . 346 15.3 cdisconnect Statement> . ..34 9 16 Sessionmanagement . 349 16.1 cset catalog Statement> . 350 .................................................. 16.2 . 351 16.3 . 352 16.4 . 354 16.5 . . vi Database Language SQL ---------------------- Page: 6 ---------------------- ISODEC 9075:1992 (E) 17 DynamicSQL.35 5 17.1 Description of SQL item descriptor areas ...................................... 355 17.2 360 ............................................. 17.3 cdeallocate descriptor Statement> ........................................... 362 17.4 ................................................ 363 17.5 cset descriptor Statement>. ................................................ 366 17.6 369 ..................................................... 17.7 cdeallocate prepared Statement> 375 ............................................ 17.8 cdescribe Statement> 376 ..................................................... 17.9 . . .37 7 17.10 cexecute Statement> 383 ..................................................... 17.11 . 385 ............................................ 17.12 .387 ................................................ 17.13 callocate cursor Statement> 388 ................................................ 17.14 ................................................ 390 17.15 ................................................ 392 394 17.16 cdynamic close Statement> ................................................ 17.17 cdynamic delete Statement: positioned> 395 ...................................... 17.18 ..................................... 396 17.19 cpreparable dynamic delete Statement: positioned> ............................. 398 17.20 cpreparable dynamic update Statement: positioned> 399 ............................. 18 Diagnosticsmanagement.40 1 18.1 . .401 .............................................. 19 EmbeddedSQL ........................................................ ..411 19.1 ............................................ .411 19.2 .......................................... .418 19.3 ............................................ .421 19.4 .............................................. .424 19.5 ......................................... .428 19.6 ......................................... .431 19.7 .434 ........................................ 19.8 .......................................... .436 19.9 . .439 ........................................... 20 Direct invocation of SQL .443 ................................................. 20.1 cdirect SQL Statement>. .443 ................................................. 20.2 cdirect select Statement: multiple rows> 447 ...................................... 21 Information Schema and Definition Schema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .449 21.1 Introduction.449 21.2 Information Schema. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450 21.2.1 INFORMATION SCHEMA Schema. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450 - 21.2.2 INFORMATIONJXHEMA CATALOG NAME base table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451 - - 21.2.3 INFORNATION-SCHEMA-CATALOG NAME-CARDINALITY assertion . . . . . . . . . . . .452 - 21.2.4 SCHEMAII’Aview.453 DOMAINSview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .454 21.2.5 21.2.6 DOMAIN-CONSTRAINTS view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .455 21.2.7 TABLESview.,.456 Table of Contents vii ---------------------- Page: 7 ---------------------- ISO/IEC 9075:1992 (E) 21.2.8 VIEWSview.45 7 ..45 8 21.2.9 COLUMNSview . .460 21.2.10 TABLE-PRIVILEGES view . ,461 21.2.11 COLUMN_PRIVILEGES view . .462 21.2.12 USAGE-PRIVILEGES view . 21.2.13 TABLE-CONSTRAINTS view . .463 .464 21.2.14 REFERENTIAL CONSTR&NTS view . - 21.2.15 CHECK-CONSTRAINTS view . .465 ............................................. .466 21.2.16 KEY-COLUh!INJJSAGE view ..................................................... .467 21.2.17 ASSER.TIONS view .468 21.2.18 CHARACTER-SETS view . ..................................................... .469 21.2.19 COLLATIONS view ................................................... .470 21.2.20 TRANSLATIONS view .............................................. .471 21.2.21 VIEW-TABLEJJSAGE view 212.22 VIEW-COLUMNJJSAGE view . .472 .473 21.2.23 CONSTRAINT TABLE USAGE view . - - .474 21.2.24 CONSTRJJINT-COLUMNJJSAGE view . .475 21.225 COLUMN-DOMAINJSAGE view . 21.2.26 SQL LANGUAGES view . .476 - .477 21.2.27 SQLJDENTIFIER domain . .477 21.2.28 CHARACTER-DATA domain . ............................................ .478 21.2.29 CARDINAL NUMBER domain - ..47 9 21.3 DefinitionSchema . ........................................................... .479 21.3.1 Introduction .......................................... .480 21.3.2 DEFINITION-SCHEMA Schema. ...................................................... ,481 21.3.3 USERS base table .................................................. .482 21.3.4 SCHEMATA base table ...................................... .483 21.3.5 DATA-TYPE-DESCRIPTOR base table .................................................... .485 21.3.6 DOMAINS base table ....................................... .486 21.3.7 DOMAIN-CONSTRAINTS base table ..................................................... .488 21.3.8 TABLES base table ...................................................... .489 21.3.9 VIEWS base table ................................................... ,491 21.3.10 COLUMNS base table .493 21.3.11 VIEW-TABLEJJSAGE base table . .494 21.3.12 VIEW-COLUMN USAGE base table . - ......................................... .495 21.3.13 TABLE-CONSTRAINTS base table ......................................... .497 21.3.14 KEY COLUMNJJSAGE base table - .................................. .499 21.3.15 REFERENTLAL-CONSTRAINTS base table ......................................... 501 21.3.16 CHECK CONSTRAINTS base table - ........................................ 21.3.17 CHECK TABLE USAGE base table .502 - - 21.3.18 CHECK COLUMN USAGE base table . 503 - - .................................................. 21.3.19 ASSERTIONS base table 504 21.320 TABLE PRIVILEGES base table . 505 - 21,321 COLUMN-PRMLEGES base table. . .5O7 21.322 USAGE PRIVILEGES base table . 509 - ............................................. 21.3.23 CHARACTER SETS base table 511 - 21.3.24COLLATIONSbasetable. . -513 .............................................. 21.3.25 TRANSLATIONS base table .515 ............................................. 21.3.26 SQL LANGUAGES base table. 517 - viii Database Language SQL ---------------------- Page: 8 ---------------------- ISOLIEC 9075:1992 (E) 21.4 Assertions on the base tables ............................................... 520 21.4.1 UNIQUE-CONSTRAINT-NAME assertion ................................... .520 21.4.2 EQUALJXEY-DEGREES assertion ......................................... .521 21.4.3 KEY~DEGREE~GREATER~THAN~OR~EQUAL~TO~l assertion. ................... 522 22 Statuscodes.52 3 22.1 SQLSTATE.52 3 22.2 SQLCODE ........................................................... ..52 7 23 Conformance ......................................................... ...52 9 23.1 , Introduction. ..52 9 ........................................................ 23.2 Claims of conformance ................................................... .529 23.3 Extensions and Options ................................................... 530 23.4 Flagger requirements .................................................... .530 23.5 Processing methods ..................................................... .530 Annex A Leveling the S ...