Re: object oriented vs object relational

"James" <jraustin1_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message news:a6e74506.0206081456.6eca60e1_at_posting.google.com...
> > > generic code to copy any data structure of arbitrary complexity
> >
> > In a purely relational database:
> > UPDATE some_relation SET some_attribute =
some_value_of_arbitrary_complexity;
>
> Below is an example of an arbitrary data structure where
> "." is a property
> -> is a reference to an object
> [] is object's class
> () is object's quantity
>
> Corvette [Car]
> .Mfg
> ->GM
> .Colors
> ->Silver
> ->Gray
> Passengers Fldr
> ->Mary
> John [Person]
> .Age
> ->32 yr
> .Friends
> ->John
> ->Bob
> ToolBox [StorageBox]
> .Capacity
> ->50 lb
> TopDrawer
> ->ScrewDriver(3)
> ->Plier(2)
> BottomDrawer
> ->Hammer
>
> For more details see:
> www.xdb1.com/Benchmark/6.asp
> www.xdb1.com/HowTo/CopyObj.asp

Well, I must say: You've done a bang-up job showing how much more complex and difficult your product is compared to an RDBMS. I'm a little astonished, but Thank You! Received on Sat Jun 08 2002 - 18:22:26 CDT