Re: Surrogate Keys: an Implementation Issue
From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:31:38 GMT
Message-ID: <KW0Ag.32112$pu3.430613_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>
>>Marshall wrote:
>>
>>>Brian Selzer wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I used this example to make a valid point. I could have written a 20-page
>>>>long dissertation describing one of the many instances where I've
>>>>encountered these problems in practice, but I assumed that using a simple
>>>>example would illustrate them more effectively.
>>>
>>>Based on the response, it appears you assumed incorrectly.
>>
>>His problem goes a lot deeper than his assumption about examples. The
>>real root of the problem is his belief that he has a valid point to make.
>
> It is a valid point.
Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:31:38 GMT
Message-ID: <KW0Ag.32112$pu3.430613_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>
Dan wrote:
> Bob Badour wrote: >
>>Marshall wrote:
>>
>>>Brian Selzer wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I used this example to make a valid point. I could have written a 20-page
>>>>long dissertation describing one of the many instances where I've
>>>>encountered these problems in practice, but I assumed that using a simple
>>>>example would illustrate them more effectively.
>>>
>>>Based on the response, it appears you assumed incorrectly.
>>
>>His problem goes a lot deeper than his assumption about examples. The
>>real root of the problem is his belief that he has a valid point to make.
>
> It is a valid point.
Only if you make the fundamental mistake of pretending a non-key is a key. Received on Wed Aug 02 2006 - 14:31:38 CEST