Re: Proposal: 6NF
From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:20:18 GMT
Message-ID: <6M6Vg.656$cz.9617_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>
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> I got no answers to the first point, but I think we all agree.
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> Here's the next point.
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> An outer join between two relational tables will, in general, produce a
> table with nullable columns.
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> Note: Brian Selzer has carried this point further in another subthread.
Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 12:20:18 GMT
Message-ID: <6M6Vg.656$cz.9617_at_ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca>
David Cressey wrote:
> "David Cressey" <dcressey_at_verizon.net> wrote in message
> news:F4uTg.998$rH1.633_at_trndny05...
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>>First, let's find out where we all agree, then work our way towards where >>there are different viewpoints. >> >>Here's a starter: A schema in DKNF will have no nullable columns.
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> I got no answers to the first point, but I think we all agree.
>
> Here's the next point.
>
> An outer join between two relational tables will, in general, produce a
> table with nullable columns.
>
> Note: Brian Selzer has carried this point further in another subthread.
You are begging the question. Received on Thu Oct 05 2006 - 14:20:18 CEST