Using Prolog for a Relational Database

Appeared in Volume 8/2, May 1995

Keywords: databases.

gsd@dostmis.gov.ph
Gerry S. Doroja
9th December 1994

Sean R. McCorkle wrote:

I'm looking for advice on how to implement a relational database using Prolog

Some references:

(1) Li, D. (1984). A Prolog Database System. John Wiley & Sons, New York.

(2) Marcus, C. (1986). Prolog Programming: Applications for Database Systems, Expert Systems and Natural Language Systems. Addison-Wesley, Reading Massachusetts.

(3) Chang, C. & A. Walker (1986). "PROSQL: A Prolog Programming Interface with SQL/DS." In L. Kerschberg (ed), Proc. of the 1st Int. Workshop on Expert Database Systems, Benjamin/Cummings, Menlo Park, California, pp. 233-246.

(4) Ghosh, S. et al. (1988). "Implementation of a Prolog-INGRES Interface". SIGMOD Record, 17(2): 77-88.

(5) Kazic, T. et al. (1990). "Prototyping Databases in Prolog" in L. Sterling (ed), The Practice of Prolog, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.