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 KexiDB Common SQL definition
 Copyright (C) 2003 Jaroslaw Staniek js at iidea dot pl
 Started: 2003-09-10
 Kexi home page: http://www.koffice.org/kexi/
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0. Preface
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Below is definition (formal grammar and comments) for SQL used externally by KexiDB.
"Externally" means that this language is visible to the user and can be used 
by her/him to define queries.

Many attempts has been done to create common part of many SQL versions that 
are currently in everyday use, mainly:
- SQLite
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL


1.1 CREATE TABLE
----------------

<CREATE_TABLE> ::= CREATE TABLE <table_name> (
                   <field_def>[,<field_def>]*
                   [,<table_constraint>]*
                   )
<field_def> ::= <field_name> <field_type> <field_constraint>

Note
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CREATE TABLE statement could be added to KexiDBSQL for advanced users convenience, 
although tables can be easier created with gui. CREATE TABLE for KexiDB have 
non-standard options KexiDB-specific.

TODO.......