Re: NESTED RELATIONAL DATABASES
From: Joe <joe_at_bftsi0.UUCP>
Date: 1997/10/01
Message-ID: <60ss59$gm4$1_at_owl.slip.net>#1/1
Date: 1997/10/01
Message-ID: <60ss59$gm4$1_at_owl.slip.net>#1/1
Pete Forman <gsez020_at_compo.bedford.waii.com> writes:
> I had similar thoughts to Jeremy when I read the September Byte
> article on Oracle 8:
> "The collection of objects lets you represent either variable-
> length arrays of data or tables nested within other tables,
> extending the original relational first-normal form model, which
> required a single value of a column for each row."
> "breaking" would be more accurate than "extending".
Good thing we're staying away from Oracle, then! Did this slip by Larry while he was trying to get the Java terminal :-) ball rolling? At least I won't have to worry about having to fire anybody for using an object-collection "field"...
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-- Joe Foster <mailto:joe*AT*bftsi0.gate.net> Spam is irrelevant. WARNING: I cannot be held responsible for the above They're coming to because my cats have apparently learned to type. take me away, ha ha!Received on Wed Oct 01 1997 - 00:00:00 CEST