Interface features

• Concurrent access for multiple XSB systems to Oracle 7.1.3 running under Solaris
• Full data access and cursor transparency including support for
  • Full data recursion through XSB's tabling mechanism
  • Runtime type checking
  • Automatic handling of NULL values for insertion, deletion and querying
  • Partial recovery for cursor losses due to cuts
• Full access to Oracle's SQLplus including
  • Transaction support
  • Cursor reuse for cached SQL statements with bind variables (by avoiding re-parsing and re-declaring).
  • Caching compiler generated SQL statements with bind variables and efficient cursor management for cached statements
• A powerful Prolog / SQL compiler based on [4].
• Full source code availability for ports to other versions of Oracle or other platforms
• Independence from database schema by employing relation level
• Performance as SQL by employing view level
• No mode specification is required for optimized view compilation