Re: Theory IS Practical.

Kenneth Downs <firstinit.lastname_at_lastnameplusfam.net> wrote:

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>Um, I think you just did what I was claiming is wrong, jumping from a
>description of which model was adopted (bags vs. sets) to the unconditional
>claim that the system will produce erroneous information. Perhaps I
>should have said that the acceptable claim would be "...ergo you will be
>unable to take full advantage of the RDM, but if you can ensure correctness
>by other means then so be it." Isn't the standard example of ok dups the
>cat food cans at the checkout lane?

     No. The receipt is a report not a database. In the database, you can store a count of the number of cans sold.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:

     I have preferences.
     You have biases.
     He/She has prejudices.