Re: Oracle and PICK

You really are a sales (or marketing) guy!!!! Wow.

"Nick" <nquinnusa_at_earthlink.net> wrote in message news:as0gc.9193$l75.5272_at_newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...

Tony gave you:

create table three_dimensional_point( x int, y int, z int );  and then you ask for the schema. Nice.

> Schema for the table please?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nick
>
> "Tony" <andrewst_at_onetel.net.uk> wrote in message
> news:c0e3f26e.0404161320.1f5617a7_at_posting.google.com...
> > "Nick" <nquinnusa_at_earthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:<fIUfc.10834$zj3.574_at_newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net>...
> > > Many, too many, years ago, I added a paragraph to my stand up sales
> routine
> > > just for the 'xpurt' IT weenies,
> > >
> > > "How can you describe a three dimensional 'any' thing in a two
> dimensional
> > > database?"
> >
> > What, pray tell, is a "two dimensional database"? Look at this simple
> > table definition:
> >
> > create table three_dimensional_point( x int, y int, z int );
> >
> > How many dimensions does that table have?
>
>
Received on Sat Apr 17 2004 - 06:21:35 CEST