Re: c.d.theory glossary - NULL
From: Laconic2 <laconic2_at_comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:18:40 -0400
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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:18:40 -0400
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> >Second, the NULL marker (bit, if you like) is far from the insanity
bit.
>
> It is a botch up that breaks the logical framework.
And here's another difference between a logical model and a physical model.
In a logical model,
if you are using relations as your modeling tool, then NULLS should not be
allowed. The reason?
NULLS can't exist in a relation.
In the physical model, if you a modeling in terms of tables, rows and columns, there's no real reason to forbid NULLS in every column. Some columns should have NULLS forbidden in order to maintain entity integrity, but optional data is a possibility. Received on Tue Apr 27 2004 - 18:18:40 CEST