Re: Database design, Keys and some other things
From: Gene Wirchenko <genew_at_ucantrade.com.NOTHERE>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 14:10:13 -0700
Message-ID: <eg73k1hro9vrtv24i0je937i15mdsrfikk_at_4ax.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 14:10:13 -0700
Message-ID: <eg73k1hro9vrtv24i0je937i15mdsrfikk_at_4ax.com>
On 1 Oct 2005 09:52:49 -0700, "Marshall Spight"
<marshall.spight_at_gmail.com> wrote:
[snip]
>We were discussing whether there was a difference between
>the natures of external ids vs. surrogate keys. What is
>essential to this question is what their nature is. Generally
>we do not regard context-specific considerations as essential.
Was it murder or self-defence? Context.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko Received on Mon Oct 03 2005 - 23:10:13 CEST