Does the ANSI SQL-92 specification support bitwise AND and OR operators.

According to discussion of this subject on two Usenet groups, the ANSI
SQL-92 specification does NOT support bitwise operators.

In a message dated 1999/06/22, and posted to the 
borland.public.cppbuilder.database Usenet group,  Steve Koterski
(skoterski@NOSPAMinprise.com) wrote:
"However, it looks to me like you are asking for a bitwise comparison.
This is just not something SQL provides -- local SQL or SQL-92."
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=SQL+92+BITWISE&hl=en&client=googlet&selm=376faa37.442569%40forums.inprise.com&rnum=3

In a message dated 2001-01-25, and posted to the
microsoft.public.sqlserver.programming Usenet group, Joe Celko
(71062.1056@compuserve.com) wrote:
"There is no bit or binary data types in Standard SQL-92."
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=SQL+92+BITWISE&hl=en&client=googlet&selm=94pt12%24tmj%241%40nnrp1.deja.com&rnum=6

The complete SQL92 specification is available from ANSI for $18. Visit
their site for more information:
http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/product.asp?sku=ANSI+X3%2E135%2D1992+%28R1998%29

Google Groups search terms used: sql 92 bitwise
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=SQL+92+BITWISE&btnG=Google+Search&hl=en&client=googlet


I hope this helps. Good luck.

this appears to be the text of the standard:

http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~shadow/sql/sql1992.txt