Re: DB design for storing family tree information

From: Huber Heinz <Heinz.Huber_at_elbanet.co.at>
Date: 2000/01/20
Message-ID: <3886B070.52B47E3C@elbanet.co.at>#1/1

I don't think that it's absolutely hierarchical.

Read Mark's last post:

Daughter-in-law came to live with an ancestor after her husband died. Had some children with her husband and afterwards with his father.

Doesn't sound very hierarchical ;-)

Heinz

Tom Leylan wrote:
>
> <joe_celko_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:864im2$5st$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
>
> > Hey, solve the problem, not the SQL!
>
> Excellent advice...
>
> Aren't some problems just not relational database oriented? That's why
> there are hierarchical databases right?
>
> Tom
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Received on Thu Jan 20 2000 - 00:00:00 CST