Re: Foreign key problem

From: Rich Ryan <rryan_at_cshore.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:30:43 GMT
Message-ID: <DaHkg.118274$dW3.106734@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>

"Bob Badour" <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:LTYjg.393$Zk3.11230_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> paul c wrote:
>
> > Rich Ryan wrote:
> >
> >> ...
> >> At the end of the day, foreign keys is an implementation issue. But
Ted
> >> Codd had a lot to say about the domain of foreign keys. The "glue".
> >
> > If you are saying that foreign keys are THE "glue", the fact that nobody
> > can seem to apply them to the OP's schema without denormalizing suggests
> > they aren't always so.
>
> What makes you think that including the entire key 'denormalizes' ?

Oh, good one. Received on Fri Jun 16 2006 - 18:30:43 CDT