Re: Generalised approach to storing address details

From: paul c <toledobythesea_at_oohay.ac>
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:19:31 GMT
Message-ID: <TaReh.456661$1T2.35433@pd7urf2no>

Neo wrote:

>>I'd say that any data
>>model besides the well-described relational one (not that I'm suggesting
>>another one) would be right to follow the IP, otherwise it is hiding
>>information which seems crazy to me.  That way people don't have to
>>memorize what a particular product does under such and such a
>>circumstance, which would open the door for all the cuckoo arbitary
>>behaviours that the products Codd was railing against.

>
>
> Would you say the following table is hiding information?
>
> T_Person
> Name Age Weight
> john 30 yr 180 lbs
> mary 25 yr 60 kgs
>
> If so, how would you structure it so that it doesn't.
>

I can't say since I don't know what information the user wishes to record.

p Received on Sun Dec 10 2006 - 04:19:31 CST