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Re: Newbie question

From: Jon Heggland <heggland_at_idi.ntnu.no>
Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 16:04:17 +0200
Message-ID: <MPG.1d1cf6cbdcbbb4249896a5@news.ntnu.no> 





In article <6oqdnYJ2lsOhSC_fRVnygw_at_pipex.net>, 
specially_at_processed.almost.meat says...


> A primary key won't overflow, because it comes from the real world, not some

> bogus counter that makes things trivially unique by fiat.




That is nonsense. Primary key != natural key.

-- 
Jon


Received on Fri Jun 17 2005 - 09:04:17 CDT












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