In fact, an application query need not even be SQL, or it may be a specialized derivative of SQL, e.g. for document or image queries, designed for specific DBMSs.
In order to pass JDBC compliance tests and to be called "JDBC COMPLIANT " we require that a driver support at least ANSI SQL-2 Entry Level. This gives applications that want wide portability a guaranteed least common denominator. We believe ANSI SQL-2 Entry Level is reasonably powerful and is reasonably widely supported today.
* 為了通過JDBC兼容的測試，并且能夠被稱為JDBC兼容，我們要求一個驅(qū)動至少支持ANSI SQL-2的標準。這使得那些需要廣泛移植性的程序獲得一個最小的分母(這句話的原文是：This gives applications that want wide portability a guaranteed least common denominator.)。我們相信ANSI SQL-2是足夠強大的，并且是得到足夠支持的。
2. 3. JDBC必須可以建立在現(xiàn)有的數(shù)據(jù)庫接口上
我們必須能夠保證 JDBC SQL API 能夠建立在普通的SQL API上，尤其是ODBC。這些要求已經(jīng)對這個規(guī)范的一些部分產(chǎn)生了影響，尤其是對傳出參數(shù)(OUT parameter)和大數(shù)據(jù)塊的處理。
We would PRefer to keep this base API as simple as possible, at least initially. In general we would prefer to provide a single mechanism for performing a particular task, and avoid provid-ing duplicate mechanisms. We will extend the API later if any important functionality is miss-ing.
Before looking at specifics of the JDBC API, an understanding of typical use scenarios is help-ful. There are two common scenarios that must be treated differently for our purposes: applets and applications.
