Structured Query Language/Data System
Appearance
Structured Query Language/Data System (SQL/DS) is an IBM product that provides relational database management facilities in VM and VSE environments.
SQL/DS originates from the relational database prototype System R which was developed at the IBM San Jose Research Center.
National language support features are provided for Release 3 in 1986.
Releases
- Version 1
- R1
- R2 (Oct 1983)
- R3 (Apr 1985)
- R3.5 (Feb 1986)
- Version 2
- R1 (Dec 1987)
- R2 (Jan 1989)
- Version 3
- R4 (1993)
- R5 (Dec 1995) - withdrawn in Oct 1999
IBM DB2 Server for VSE & VM Version 6.1 contains a migration kit.
Publications
- IBM Systems Journal, Vol.16, No.4 1977