Re: Data Display & Modeling

From: Alfredo Novoa <alfredo_at_ncs.es>
Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 17:18:22 GMT
Message-ID: <40a4a53a.2194215@news.tehnicom.net>

On Thu, 13 May 2004 19:04:14 GMT, "Eric Kaun" <ekaun_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

>> So, the POSSREPs have components, but the type Date doesn't.
>
>No type has components, only operators that "return" logical "components". A
>type with components isn't a type - it's a type generator.

A type with components is a non scalar type. A type generator is a different thing and it is possible to have scalar type generators.

>> is Date atomic or compound?
>
>It's atomic.

I prefer scalar.

Regards
Alfredo Received on Fri May 14 2004 - 12:18:22 CDT