workaround for outer joins is no longer required. We use the SQL92
outer join syntax.
- Function Manager - The previous C function manager did not
-handle NULLs properly, nor did it support 64-bit CPU's. The new
-function manager does. You can continue using your old custom
-functions, but you may want to rewrite them in the future to use the new
-function manager call interface.
+ Function Manager - The previous C function manager did not handle NULLs properly,
+nor did it support 64-bit CPU's (Alpha). The new function manager does. You can continue
+using your old custom functions, but you may want to rewrite them in the future to use the
+new function manager call interface.
Complex Queries - A large number of complex queries that were
unsupported in previous releases now work. Many combinations of views,
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The previous C function manager did not
-handle NULLs properly, nor did it support 64-bit CPU's. The new
+handle NULLs properly, nor did it support 64-bit CPU's (Alpha). The new
function manager does. You can continue using your old custom
functions, but you may want to rewrite them in the future to use the new
function manager call interface.