Re: Migrating an Application from SQL Server 2000 to Oracle 10g
From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:38:28 -0700
Message-ID: <1216766303.508505@bubbleator.drizzle.com>
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> That's never ending long windy road (debate), but because someone <put
> absolutely any name here> doesn't like it, it doesn't mean, everyone
> should follow that ;)
>
> Gints Plivna
> http://www.gplivna.eu
Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:38:28 -0700
Message-ID: <1216766303.508505@bubbleator.drizzle.com>
Gints Plivna wrote:
> On 22 Jūl., 04:05, DA Morgan <damor..._at_psoug.org> wrote:
>> Are you ready to go toe-to-toe with Joe Celko and many others and >> argue that one should never use a natural key?
>
> That's never ending long windy road (debate), but because someone <put
> absolutely any name here> doesn't like it, it doesn't mean, everyone
> should follow that ;)
>
> Gints Plivna
> http://www.gplivna.eu
Ok ... I hate surrogate keys with a passion.
That doesn't mean I don't use them but never when a natural key exists.
By definition a surrogate key allows duplicate data which violates the basic purpose of having a primary key in the first place. And, where a surrogate is used for purposes of making joins easier you end up having to create a unique constraint and its associated index anyway.
-- Daniel A. Morgan Oracle Ace Director & Instructor University of Washington damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond) Puget Sound Oracle Users Group www.psoug.orgReceived on Tue Jul 22 2008 - 17:38:28 CDT