Re: Lots of code. How many tables.
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 12:22:46 -0500
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"ben brugman" <ben_at_niethier.nl> wrote in message
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> Thanks Tony and Anton,
>
> Thanks for your participation and pointing out the 'extra'
> difficulties in implementing 'constraints' in more generic models.
> But I am aware of that. And I agree totaly with that if a constraint
> can be implemented as a referential constraint in a database
> this is the first choice. But it is not the only choice and not
> in all cases the best choice.
>
> Implementing the constraints in business logic (or in the application)
> is valid way to implement constraints.
Only as a last resort when one has no other option. Otherwise, it only makes sense to manage data integrity with a data management system. Received on Thu Feb 12 2004 - 18:22:46 CET