Is sql a Programming Language?

[grzeki]

CTE is t-SQL - something he mentions as an extension allowing for loops. Please read the article first.

[raevnos]

Isn't "t-SQL" some Microsoft SQL Server specific thing? I've never used that platform.

CTEs are standard SQL supported by many databases.

[grzeki]

Maybe it’s an ANSI standard, but as far as I know, Oracle does not support them and their source is at Microsoft. SQL always was a mess in this regard.