Re: theoretical question on the RDBMS

From: Martin Hungerford <Martin.Hungerford_at_dsto.defence.gov.au>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 13:13:04 +1000
Message-ID: <ajf697$vmi$1@foxhound.dsto.defence.gov.au>

Alan,

If the tables are linked from multiple files, then you lose the ability to enforce RI, but if all the tables are in one file - then that is not a problem.

Martin
"Alan" <alanshein_at_erols.com> wrote in message news:aje9va$1agvgc$1_at_ID-114862.news.dfncis.de...
> I'm not sure you can do that in Access. You can connect tables externally,
> but you lose some functionality, as I understand it.
>
> "Martin Hungerford" <Martin.Hungerford_at_dsto.defence.gov.au> wrote in
message
> news:ajclpg$mql$1_at_foxhound.dsto.defence.gov.au...
> > Alan,
> > Thanks for this. IIRC, the original poster was speculating on
do-ing
> > precisely what you describe Access does - put the code and the data into
> one
> > object. BTW, if one seperates an Access db into two files (one of data,
> and
> > the other of behaviours) does that get any closer to the formal
definition
> > of an RDBMS?
Received on Wed Aug 14 2002 - 22:13:04 CDT