Re: Database-valued attributes?
From: Paul Vernon <paul.vernon_at_ukk.ibmm.comm>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:19:37 -0000
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Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 20:19:37 -0000
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"Costin Cozianu" <c_cozianu_at_hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Never a bad mode to be in. Perhaps you could ponder on this one. If a
> > database contains relation *variables* does that mean that a Database
Valued
> > Atrribute also contains variables?
> >
>
> There's hardly a sharp distinction to be made. Variables live in a
> context, and that context is a mapping from names to values. As such it
> can be regarded as a value.
So you are saying that you see no meaningful difference between variables and values?
!
Regards
Paul Vernon
Business Intelligence, IBM Global Services
Received on Tue Nov 11 2003 - 21:19:37 CET