Re: c.d.theory glossary

From: Leandro Guimarães Faria Corsetti Dutra <leandro_at_dutra.fastmail.fm>
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 21:20:42 -0300
Message-ID: <pan.2004.04.26.00.20.42.702517@dutra.fastmail.fm>

Em Sat, 24 Apr 2004 17:39:10 -0400, Laconic2 escreveu:

>> You can do that much better with special values.

>
> Except that special values aren't values.

They are. Part of the domain and type and all that.

> When a row is inserted, and there are no values supplied for one of the
> columns, one of three things can happen: the insert can fail; the inser
> can proceed, with a default value plugged in for the missing value, or a
> NULL can be placed in the location.

Only if you pressupose NULLs. If you pressupose special values, it is: * the insert proceed with a default values, irrespective if it is special or normal;
* the insert fails.

I should learn better than feeding trolls...

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