Re: Objects and Relations

On 26 feb, 13:55, "David BL" <davi..._at_iinet.net.au> wrote:

> > Completely wrong. Your view is profoundly ignorant. Please learn what
> > the Relational Model really is before writing.
>
> RM is not complicated.

So you don't have excuse for not knowing what is.

> Perhaps you could find me an example in the literature where RM+RA has
> been found suitable and effective for representing and processing
> strings or images - at least at the logical level.

There are plenty of them.

http://www.terraserver.microsoft.com/About.aspx?n=AboutWhatIs

> Could you list
> some of the advantages?

The list is on any introductory textbook.

I recomend this:

http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Database-Systems-Eighth/dp/0321197844 http://www.amazon.com/Database-Depth-Relational-Theory-Practitioners/dp/0596100124/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b/103-4124267-4721443

> Are the images or strings merely treated as
> RVAs?

What a nonsense.

Regards Received on Mon Feb 26 2007 - 14:33:58 CET