Re: Treating addresses in 3NF?

From: Theo Peterbroers <peterbroers_at_floron.leidenuniv.nl>
Date: 18 Nov 2002 01:16:25 -0800
Message-ID: <39bb2c10.0211180116.62711a75@posting.google.com>

"Paul Vernon" <paul.vernon_at_ukk.ibmm.comm> wrote in message news:<ar95q6$lkg$3_at_sp15at20.hursley.ibm.com>...
> "--CELKO--" <71062.1056_at_compuserve.com> wrote in message
> news:c0d87ec0.0211161840.68e5e66e_at_posting.google.com...
> > >> You mean to tell me that a prestigious, highly efficient
> > organisation like the British Royal Mail does not provide everyone
> > with a fully normalised relational model ... <<
<snip>
> Thanks Joe, although my point is that you don't get a relational model for
> your 150 or 500 pounds. Why is that? Why no international standard on
> relational database model descriptions?
<snip>
> Regards
> Paul Vernon
> Business Intelligence, IBM Global Services

There is an international standard under way: http://www.addressstandard.com/

It may be more 'business oriented' rather than 'database oriented' though. Received on Mon Nov 18 2002 - 03:16:25 CST