Re: database design

On Sat, 02 Sep 2000 15:07:23 GMT, "David Cressey" <david_at_dcressey.com> wrote:

>There may not be a specific application in mind, but there must be some
>kind of
>imagined purpose for retrieving the stored information.
 [snip]
>Likewise, when you design a database without an application in mind, you
>are guessing
>about what use the information will be put to. I think it's possible, but
>it's likely that the guess will be
>somewhat wrong.
[anip]

An application is one thing; an application system is another. You can design an application (say, a contact management program) without having an application system (say, an Oracle database with a PowerBuilder front end) in mind.

-- 
Mike Sherrill
Information Management Systems