Defining your own Functions in XQuery

Hi Kent -
There are third party implementations (for example, DataDirect XQuery)
that support XQuery functions on SQL Server 2005. Microsoft SQL Server
has a lot of partner software vendors.
Sincerely,
The Stylus Studio Team
http://www.stylusstudio.comHello Stylus,
SS> There are third party implementations (for example, DataDirect
SS> XQuery) that support XQuery functions on SQL Server 2005. Microsoft
SS> SQL Server has a lot of partner software vendors.
Sure, but I don't see them edu-advertising their products here, do you?
Look, I understand -- you have a good product, no problems with that. And
does it work with SQL Server 2005? Sure, at least at some level. And I think
that the works of Dr. Kay's that your hosted on your site are helpful to
the XQuery community in general. All I'm taking exception with is that your
potentially setting the exceptation that you're product "magically" enables
UDFs within SQL Server 2005 processed XQueries, or worse yet, that they are
natively supported. So people take time and effort to do that. You've help
set an faulty expecation. When those expectations get upset we're the ones
left to clean up the "damage" -- frustration over wasted time and effort.
That I don't really appreciate.
So if you would, do us a favor -- when your posting something to this group
that isn't natively supported by SQL Server 2005 -- include that in your
post. Then let the customer decide for themselves if what your offering is
really relativant to them not before they expend their time and ours on some
thing
that isn't. It doesn't seem like its asking too much, is it?
If you like somebody help you with that task, I'm more than happy to help.
Thanks!
Kent Tegels
DevelopMentor
http://staff.develop.com/ktegels/