Re: object oriented vs object relational
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 12:06:20 -0400
Message-ID: <ofpN8.70$5W.16349208_at_radon.golden.net>
"James" <jraustin1_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:a6e74506.0206110557.4f98604e_at_posting.google.com...
> > > [in oodb] generic code to copy any data structure of arbitrary
complexity
> >
> > [in rdb] Update some_relation
> > Set some_attribute = some_arbitrarily_complex_data_structure;
>
> How could one show this using MS Access or SQL Server on a data
> structure similar to below?
If you want to say that a file processor like Access has difficulty with this, then fine. It does. If you want to say that current SQL databases are limited with respect to domain support, fine that's true too.
For a relational dbms, the above suffices.
Instead of trying to dupe people into buying a deficient product, why don't you try to deliver a good product? Received on Tue Jun 11 2002 - 18:06:20 CEST