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>> How can you possible know that without the FD's? <<
You are correct; I don't know the FDs & it was strictly an inference based on the DDL posted. Since the column foo_key is declared NOT NULL UNIQUE, it is sufficient enough to identify a row in the table. So the declared composite key has obviously violated the characteristic of minimality (irreducibility).
-- - Anith ( Please reply to newsgroups only )Received on Fri Aug 15 2003 - 07:54:36 CDT
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