Re: What is a relational database?

Gee, I always though a relational database was what you ran to when you hit a relationals databall.
Sorry, I'm getting giddy.
Gary

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Chinna <jchinna_at_enron.com> wrote in article
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> A relational database comprises of tables, some of which are related by


> common 

> columns. for example there are two  tables employee and dept. They are

> joined by

> a common column "dept_no". 

> 

> Employee:			Dept:

> --------------			--------

> name				dept_no

> address				dept_name

> phone				dept_desc

> dept_no

> 

> dept_no is a foreign key to employee table and is a primary key to dept

> table.

> 

> Let me know if you have questions,

> Chinna

> 

> 

> 

> MVCS <nospam-mvcs_at_idt.net> wrote in article

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> > Briefly, what is a relational database? Where can I find some simple

> > examples which demonstrate how I might connect such a database to, for

> > example, a graph control for visualization of some data?

> > 

>