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Re: In an RDBMS, what does "Data" mean?

From: Marshall Spight <mspight_at_dnai.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 18:17:27 GMT
Message-ID: <X4jDc.100639$Hg2.58756@attbi_s04> 





"mAsterdam" <mAsterdam_at_vrijdag.org> wrote in message news:40dd54f7$0$48920$e4fe514c_at_news.xs4all.nl...

> >




> > Yes. But if the *same* *data* is stored in both, then M can (normally)

> > express more. (ie if order is not stored as data, then M can still

> > express it.)




Can you give an example of something that M can express that
R cannot, if each is given an informationally-equivalent dataset?



Note that leaving some info out of the R view would not qualify.




Marshall
Received on Sat Jun 26 2004 - 13:17:27 CDT












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