Re: On view updating
From: Laconic2 <laconic2_at_comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:10:03 -0400
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Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 10:10:03 -0400
Message-ID: <RYSdnQzlVe5B3NHcRVn-iQ_at_comcast.com>
"Alfredo Novoa" <alfredo_at_ncs.es> wrote in message news:e4330f45.0409180524.3bc9d3fc_at_posting.google.com...
> I can't agree more with this:
>
> ---
> I therefore have come to believe that "view updateability" should be
> allowed to happen IF AND ONLY IF the system has PRECISELY ONE WAY to
> "resolve" the user's request.
> ---
Agreed.
As I have said, I was spoiled by early exposure to DEC Rdb. DEC Rdb had
updateable views in version 1.
Unfortunately, Rdb placed restrictive rules on view updateability such that
the above criterion was not met.
Received on Sat Sep 18 2004 - 16:10:03 CEST