Re: A Normalization Question

> > > > One can't derive that 'brown is composed of b, r, o, w, n' from an
> > > > empty db; but a demo could convince me otherwise.
> > >
> > > SELECT "brown" AS [string], spell('brown') AS spelling;
> > > Function spell(s As String) As String
> >
> > Try removing 'brown' from your SQL and see if it works.
>
> It could be replaced by a parametrized query
> that ask the user for the string.

In that case, the info to spell 'brown' is coming from the user, not from an empty db.  

> So the info isn't coming from the particular string 'brown'.

Maybe not, but how does this show derivation from an empty db. It seems to show derivation from a non-particular string 'brown' outside the db.

> Your representation of strings is redundant.

What two things in an empty db are you referring to? And how is this relevant to deriving the composition of brown from an empty db?

> Translations from one language to another are not made symbol by symbol.

I don't contended they are or aren't. Received on Tue Jul 27 2004 - 21:30:30 CEST