Re: Relational Databases and Their Guts

"Paul Vernon" <paul.vernon_at_ukk.ibmm.comm> wrote in message news:bdbs2l$1l6u$1_at_gazette.almaden.ibm.com...
> "base relations" are in the eye of the beholder.
>
> Logically, all equivalent schemas are equal, there is no requirement to
make
> one more equal than the others by making it 'primary'. Other than each
user
> choosing one as their current schema that is.
>
> Physically, one schema will be picked as the basis for physical
> implementation. This schema can be called "base" if you wish, but users
should
> not care.

Hm, almost feels like posreps but applied to the domain of schemas.

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David Best
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