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Re: A question for Mr. Celko

From: Jan Hidders <jan.hidders_at_REMOVETHIS.pandora.be>
Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:28:07 GMT
Message-Id: <pan.2004.07.18.13.28.44.832382@REMOVETHIS.pandora.be>


On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 19:30:10 -0700, John Jacob wrote:
>Jan Hidders wrote:
>> If those hidden columns can be made visible I don't see why this would be
>> such a big problem. After all, the "information principle" is not some
>> religious dogma but just a well-established well-tested and
>> well-argued engineering principle.
>
> If they could be made visible (TSQL2 certainly does not propose to
> make them visible) then yes, I agree.

You can query them and return them in results of queries. Doesn't sound very "hidden" to me.

Received on Sun Jul 18 2004 - 08:28:07 CDT

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