Re: DB required to list multiple D.I.V.O.R.C.E.S. & Re-marriages
From: <paul.vernon_at_uk.ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 15:51:49 +0000
Message-ID: <a07j23$rg2$2_at_sp15at20.hursley.ibm.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 15:51:49 +0000
Message-ID: <a07j23$rg2$2_at_sp15at20.hursley.ibm.com>
No need to duck, well not from me at least. I just forgot the smiley
(didn't think it was needed...) . NULLs are indeed a travesty of the
relational model.
I came across this oldish article on the subject recently.
http://www.chimu.com/publications/tupleMarks/index.html#TOC
I've not read it in detail, but it sounds like a possible compromise to
the (unproven) problem of relvar proliferation in a fully normailsed
database.
Regards
Paul Vernon
Received on Mon Dec 24 2001 - 16:51:49 CET