Re: relationship in the database

From: Paul Vernon <paul.vernon_at_ukk.ibmm.comm>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 17:43:37 +0100
Message-ID: <am7m9j$dmc$1@sp15at20.hursley.ibm.com>

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>Which is yet another reason why the ER model is better than the
>Relational model.

Ok, lets cut to the chase here.
Is it not true that the ER model actually built upon the Relational Model?

In Date's words 'a thin layer on top of the basic relational model'.

If you agree what that, I can't see that it is meaningful to say one is 'better' than the other, not in comp.databases._theory_ anyway - Occam's razor sees to that.
?

Regards
Paul Vernon
Business Intelligence, IBM Global Services Received on Tue Sep 17 2002 - 11:43:37 CDT