Re: foundations of relational theory? - some references for the truly starving

"Ross Ferris" <ross_at_stamina.com.au> wrote in message news:26f6cd63.0310260541.7a6a9af9_at_posting.google.com...
> "Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_golden.net> wrote in message
news:<GumdnaAjFvrJmQaiU-KYvg_at_golden.net>...
> > The values in a foreign key reference are redundant because they appear
in
> > multiple relations. In this case, the redundancy is appropriate and
> > necessary to represent the data.
>
> Interesting "admission", or at least an observation. Of course this
> redundancy is ONLY necessary because of the "flat earth" nature of SQL
> implementations.

You are an idiot, Ross.

> I find it "interesting" that when speaking in relation to SQL database
> structures you are willing to accept some fundamental flaws as being
> "necessary"

Those aren't flaws. Necessary and appropriate is appropriate, you moron. Received on Sun Oct 26 2003 - 15:25:13 CET