Re: Dawn doesn't like 1NF

On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 20:28:13 -0500, "Dawn M. Wolthuis" <dwolt_at_tincat-group.comREMOVE> wrote:

>"Lemming" <thiswillbounce_at_bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote
>
>> I'm interested in learning more about alternatives to SQL. Could you
>> point me towards any references?
>
>That is harder than it ought to be, but here is an IBM manual for the very
>old (mid-60's) mutlivalue query language (aka Pick query language) that is
>known by a bunch of names -- in this case UniQuery.
>http://publibfi.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/25124290.pdf
>
>My daughter was working to put the flashcards I wrote about PICK on some web
>pages, but it is not in any finished state. You might be able to find out
>some relevant information with less reading by going to
>http://www.tincat-group.com/SOFAcards/Multivalue_Data/Multivalue_Data.htm
>but no guarantees at all. cheers! --dawn

I've downloaded the PDF and had a very quick browse - lots of information there, should keep me busy for a bit. I've bookmarked the page but only had time to look at it very briefly.

Thanks again!

Lemming

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