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Re: Generalised approach to storing address details

From: Neo <neo55592_at_hotmail.com>
Date: 10 Dec 2006 17:19:29 -0800
Message-ID: <1165799969.840573.17730@16g2000cwy.googlegroups.com> 





> Debate was about EAV and the idea of storing several type of

> information in the same tables.  I have provided an example about it .

> Bringing hierarchies does not add or substract anything to the debate.




EAVs and hierarchies share the same characteristics in that neither
follows IP. This is why RM can't manage either very well. If you feel
it does, please replicated the recent example in thread titled
"Bi-Directional Transitive Closure (with dbd)".
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