Re: Dreaming About Redesigning SQL
From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_golden.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 18:36:58 -0400
Message-ID: <uaOdnRNQMrrIZgeiU-KYiw_at_golden.net>
> "Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_golden.net> wrote in message
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> >
> > > Pointers need not exist for data to be stored/retrieved in/from a
> > > database with their relationships intact. The relationships between
> > > data can exist without any physical representation at all beyond their
> > > proximity to each other.
> >
> > Um, what is more physical than physical juxtaposition?
>
> I think if you reread the sentence you will see that he *does*
> consider proximity to be a physical representation. The key
> word is "beyond."
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 18:36:58 -0400
Message-ID: <uaOdnRNQMrrIZgeiU-KYiw_at_golden.net>
"Marshall Spight" <mspight_at_dnai.com> wrote in message news:S1xmb.24917$Fm2.12045_at_attbi_s04...
> "Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_golden.net> wrote in message
news:QcadnUvZ0cjMGgeiU-KYuA_at_golden.net...
> >
> > > Pointers need not exist for data to be stored/retrieved in/from a
> > > database with their relationships intact. The relationships between
> > > data can exist without any physical representation at all beyond their
> > > proximity to each other.
> >
> > Um, what is more physical than physical juxtaposition?
>
> I think if you reread the sentence you will see that he *does*
> consider proximity to be a physical representation. The key
> word is "beyond."