RE: [Rdfapi-php-interest] beginner SPARQL question

[Seaborne, A. <and...@hp...>]

-------- Original Message --------
> From: John Vandenberg <mailto:ja...@gm...>
> Date: 26 January 2006 11:50
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> On 26/01/06, Seaborne, Andy <and...@hp...> wrote:
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> > John Vandenberg wrote:
> > > Hi,
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> > > I am trying to select a set of data out of a Mozilla extension
> > > install.rdf file.  I am using  SPARQL because it will be easy for
> > > developers to pick up and learn.
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> > > My problem is that when an optional entry doesnt exist (iconURL),
> > > none of the fields are returned.  This is the query I was trying
to
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> > > SELECT ?version, ?name, ?description, ?creator, ?icon WHERE (?x,
> > >       <em:version>, ?version), (?x, <em:name>, ?name),
> > >       (?x, <em:description>, ?description),
> > >       (?x, <em:creator>, ?creator),
> > >       (?x, <em:iconURL>, ?icon)
> > > USING em FOR <http://www.mozilla.org/2004/em-rdf#>
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> > > To work around this, I am individually selecting each optional
piece
> > > of data.  Can this be improved on?
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> > > --
> > > John
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> > That syntax is RDQL not SPARQL.
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> Sorry for the confusion; I am in the process of converting to SPARQL.

:-)

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> > That query exactly translated is:
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> > PREFIX  em:    <http://www.mozilla.org/2004/em-rdf#>
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> > SELECT  ?version ?name ?description ?creator ?icon WHERE
> >    { ?x  em:version      ?version ;
> >          em:name         ?name ;
> >          em:description  ?description ;
> >          em:creator      ?creator ;
> >          em:iconURL      ?icon .
> >    }
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> > (Mechanical translation by program - but not a PHP program :-()
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> > and adding optional for iconURL:
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> > PREFIX  em:    <http://www.mozilla.org/2004/em-rdf#>
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> > SELECT  ?version ?name ?description ?creator ?icon WHERE
> >    { ?x  em:version      ?version .
> >      ?x  em:name         ?name .
> >      ?x  em:description  ?description .
> >      ?x  em:creator      ?creator .
> >      OPTIONAL { ?x em:iconURL      ?icon . }
> >    }
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> > a little more neatly that is:
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> > PREFIX  em:    <http://www.mozilla.org/2004/em-rdf#>
> > SELECT  ?version ?name ?description ?creator ?icon WHERE
> >    { ?x  em:version      ?version ;
> >          em:name         ?name ;
> >          em:description  ?description ;
> >          em:creator      ?creator .
> >      OPTIONAL
> >        { ?x  em:iconURL  ?icon .}
> >    }
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> > Hope that helps,
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> Yes, thanks.  Am I right that RDQL does not offer similar
functionality?

RDQL does not offer such functionality.

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> Also, the docs say that SPARQL support in rdfapi-php requires php 5.1;
> are there specific problems that can be fixed or avoided in order to
> run it on a locked down Redhat ES3 box with php 4.3.2 ? =20

Sorry - I don't know.  I can only answer SPARQL general questions.

	Andy

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> John