Re: Nearest Common Ancestor Report (XDb1's $1000 Challenge)

From: Neo <neo55592_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 6 Jun 2004 15:20:06 -0700
Message-ID: <4b45d3ad.0406061420.3daa5186@posting.google.com>

> Your message, had the requirements for the challenge.
> I met those requirements.

Then, please show the report for the following data which is one of "any hierarchy", using either RM Sol#1 or #2 "from normalized and NULL-less data" [normalized meaning either eliminating or replacing redundant things (data/schema) within the db with an appropriate non-data dependent reference/link (IDs in RM) to the one and only original]:

A Three Thing Parent/Child Hierarchy

God is the parent of an unnamed person. God is also the parent of second person with three names (string 'john', integer 100, decimal 3.14).

The first person represents a thing that doesn't have a particular attribute and the second person represents a thing that has an attribute with three values, each of different type. Below is the equivalent XDb1 script:

string isa thing.
integer isa thing.
decimal isa thing.

john isa name.
john isa string.

100 isa name.
100 isa integer.

3.14 isa name.
3.14 isa decimal.

god isa thing.

person isa thing.

* isa person.        (an unnamed person)
* parent god.        

* isa person.        (another unnamed person)
*'s name is john.    (assign first name)
*'s name is 100.     (assign second name)

*'s name is 3.14. (assign third name) *'s parent god.

Below is XDb1's report for the above hierarchy:

Common 'parent' Report for 'god'

ThingX   ThingY          CmnAnc  Dist
person   john 100 3.14   god        2

Time Elapsed: 0.906550 msec Received on Sun Jun 06 2004 - 17:20:06 CDT