Re: theoretical question on the RDBMS

From: Alan <alanshein_at_erols.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 09:23:39 -0400
Message-ID: <ajb18p$19emf7$1_at_ID-114862.news.dfncis.de>


Access is a desktop application that supplies tools and a data structure with which one can place and retrieve data. Because the tools and data are both in the same layer (the .mdb file), it violates one of the most basic principles of an RDBMS- independence of data and programs. It also supports ODBC connectivity to RDBMSes.

"Martin Hungerford" <Martin.Hungerford_at_dsto.defence.gov.au> wrote in message news:aja4t6$e6b$1_at_foxhound.dsto.defence.gov.au...
> > Access isn't an RDBMS.
> >
> >
> > Paul...
>
> Without being too rude, would you care to describe what MS-Access is, if
it
> is not an RDBMS (or at least a version of a SQL-DBMS)
>
> Martin
>
>
Received on Tue Aug 13 2002 - 15:23:39 CEST

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