Re: The BOOLEAN data type
From: andrewst <member14183_at_dbforums.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 10:30:41 +0000
Message-ID: <2719298.1049279441_at_dbforums.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 10:30:41 +0000
Message-ID: <2719298.1049279441_at_dbforums.com>
Originally posted by Wangkhar
> On the true false unknown null question.
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> There is a definite difference between unknown and null.
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> Unknown (to me at least) suggests you Dont Know. Null itself suggests
> you dont know whether you know or not.
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> as it were...
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> its a literal null state of knowledge, as opposed to unknown which is
> a positive denial of knowledge.
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> try posting in a philosophy group for a serious answer on that one....
>
>
> :P is there a database.philosophy group out there?
>
I like it. Maybe we need further Boolean values like
IKNOWBUTIMNOTSAYING and MAYBEIKNOWMAYBEIDONT and
IBELIEVEITSTRUEBUTNOT100%CERTAIN, ...
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