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Re: Temporal database - no end date

From: Marshall <marshall.spight_at_gmail.com>
Date: 18 Jan 2007 08:06:32 -0800
Message-ID: <1169136392.356619.67630@l53g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>


On Jan 18, 12:26 am, Jon Heggland <jon.heggl..._at_idi.ntnu.no> wrote:
> Is your
> best, most "logical" argument against the use of intervals over salesman
> numbers that it "feels weird"?

I don't see any reason against intervals of discrete values, even ids. I've certainly seen the expression "1..10" before. I can also imagine the university handing out student registration forms in ten groups. "If your student id starts with 0, line up over here..."

Marshall Received on Thu Jan 18 2007 - 10:06:32 CST

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