Re: Object Databases, only backup for objects in APP?

>> >If you want keys to identify your objects, of course you can add a field
 to
>> >store a key in.
>>
>> But does the database even have half a clue what this is? If the database
>> does not understand the key as a logical identifier, it cannot use it as
>> such.
>
>The database does not need to "understand" the key to be able to use it in
>queries.

But it does need to understand what it is to use it effectively -- for optimization, for integrity control, etc. Received on Wed Jul 18 2001 - 11:25:13 CDT