Re: What is a "code table"?
From: Gene Wirchenko <genew_at_mail.ocis.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 02:23:55 GMT
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Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 02:23:55 GMT
Message-ID: <3eea5b2d.22528854_at_news.ocis.net>
"Bob" <roberth_at_nospam.com> wrote:
>I've seen this term used many times, but never defined. Any searches for a
>definition only finds use of the term in passing.
>
>Do "code tables" contain actual uncompiled programming code , or other SQL?
>Is this good design? How do you change control if the guts of an
>application can be so easily changed? Any examples?
a.k.a. "lookup table", as in: create table colours (colcode n(3), coldesc c(20)); insert into colours (colcode,coldesc) values (1,"Black"); insert into colours (colcode,coldesc) values (2,"Brown"); insert into colours (colcode,coldesc) values (3,"Red");
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:
I have preferences. You have biases. He/She has prejudices.Received on Sat Jun 14 2003 - 04:23:55 CEST