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Re: For the SQL Gurus out there, a question

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 2004 12:06:28 -0800
Message-ID: <1076270737.755871@yasure>


John Pifer wrote:

> I am not good at SQL - hence here goes
>
> Consider this scenario of 2 tables X and Y with a many to many
> relationship

Lets just stop right here!

The example is by definition an example of bad design. All many-to-many relationships must be resolved when moving from a logical design to a physical design.

Fix the design problem!

That is the only acceptable solution.

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Received on Sun Feb 08 2004 - 14:06:28 CST

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