I made a lot of big assumptions. To which one are you referring?
Calvin Crumrine <Calvin_Crumrine_at_dced.state.ak.us> wrote in message
news:38485C1F.8E246321_at_dced.state.ak.us...
> Boy, are you making a *BIG* assumption!
>
> Alan Shein wrote:
> >
> > Exactly.
> >
> > If _you_ can figure everything out _you_ will be an expert. So, start
> > figuring. The longest journey begins with but a single step. Give a man
a
> > fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eats always.
> >
> > We've all been there (learning by "fire"), and even without mentioning
that
> > a particular problem is a homework assignment, we can usually spot them.
> >
> > General advice- usually, the assignment is closely related to what was
just
> > taught or read, so it is often easy to refer back to the most recent
> > classroom examples or book examples to find a similar problem that
merely
> > needs some additional thought and modification. Your professor is not
going
> > to give you something you can't do alone. Also, don't be afraid to ask
the
> > professor for help. They are usually happy to offer a hint if you can
show
> > you thought about it and are stuck. If the professor does not wish to
offer
> > a hint, it is often because the problem is easier than you thought
(which is
> > a hint in itself), or you haven't thought about it enough. I suspect
that if
> > you first try to solve it, and still need help, you could post your
_work_
> > here and get some advice to steer you in the right direction.
> >
> > And to twist another saying...
> >
> > May you have interesting assignments.
> >
> > Jingyan <jingyan.xu_at_tst2000.com> wrote in message
> > news:smA04.1696$LK3.65291_at_nuq-read.news.verio.net...
> > > If I can figure everything out, I will be an expert, not a student.
> > > Jingyan
> > >
> > > Kevin O'Gorman wrote in message
> > > <3841D1E7.BE0B3248_at_trixie.kosman.via.ayuda.com>...
> > > >Jingyan wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> Hi,
> > > >> My homework assignment is to use triggers to enforce integrity.
> > > >> I have student(student_id, student_name),
> > course(course_id,course_title),
> > > >> and studentCourse(student_id, course_id) tables. each table has a
> > > trigger.
> > > >> in the trigger of student table, when the student_id is updated,
the
> > same
> > > >> student_id in studentCourse is updated too. the trigger in
> > studentCourse
> > > >> check if new student_id that will be set in the studentCourse has
> > exist
> > > in
> > > >> the student table. if not, the trigger will be raise a error and
give
> > up
> > > the
> > > >> updating.
> > > >> But when I update the student_id of student table, I got error. I
guess
> > I
> > > >> should not use my approach to enforce integrity. How to enforce
them?
> > > >>
> > > >> Thank a lot,
> > > >>
> > > >> Jingyan Xu
> > > >
> > > >I hope nobody needs reminding not to do someone else's homework.
This
> > > >student
> > > >will learn more by thinking it through.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >--
> > > >Kevin O'Gorman (805) 650-6274 kogorman_at_pacbell.net
> > > >At school: kogorman_at_cs.ucsb.edu
> > > >Permanent e-mail forwarder: Kevin.O'Gorman.64_at_Alum.Dartmouth.org
> > >
> > >
>
> --
> Quote from Rick Cook, mission manager for
> NASA's Mars Pathfinder project:
>
> "Programming today is a race between software engineers
> striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs,
> and the universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots.
>
> So far, the universe is winning."
Received on Mon Dec 06 1999 - 12:31:14 CST
