I am dealing with some code that talks to a database. It is using something
like this to run a query of some kind:
sml: declare schema count (count integer);
declare buffer schema count;
table $table = open_table('%s');
buffer_put(count, $table->get_record_number());
buffer_move_next();

or this one:
sml:declare schema note (UID integer);
declare buffer schema note;
cursor $c=open_cursor('%s');
while($c->move_next())
{
buffer_put(UID, $c->get_field('UID'));
buffer_move_next();
};

Has anyone seen anything like this being used to query a database before?
A google search revealed nothing, perhaps it was invented by the company
who wrote the code I am dealing with.

In article <49a4113f (AT) dnews (DOT) tpgi.com.au>, Jonathan Wilson <jfwfreo (AT) tpgi (DOT) com.au> wrote:
Could it be standard ml?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_ML

Also, this language is interpreted and not compiled.