Re: normalization theory

try this as a starter:::           http://www.acm.org/classics/nov95/
this is ok:::                        http://www.intelligententerprise.com/9812/online1.shtml

Are you atempting to undersand the theory or practice of 4NF and 5NF? There's actually quite a bit of info re: theory (do some web searching ) In my 6 years designing relations I've been lucky to have nearly-3NF. This is reality is quite rare.
Hope the links above help. If you need some key words to search on, let me know. Greg

Jan Hidders wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Aug 2000 17:55:42 +0400, mike <mike_at_math.main.vsu.ru> wrote:
> >
> >Can anybody tell me where to look for information on normalization
> >theory, mainly on higher normal forms (4th and so forth), alternative
> >normal forms and other related theory.
>
> See the following URL:
>
> http://www.cis.unisa.edu.au/~cismwv/papers/index.html
>
> Some very interestinga articles there on the 4NF and 5NF. Especially for the
> 5NF you should see "Vincent, M.W. 1998. 'What is the real 5NF?', submitted
> for publication." which is an overview article on several versions of the
> 5NF.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> -- Jan Hidders
  Received on Fri Aug 25 2000 - 23:36:30 CEST