Re: constraints in algebra instead of calculus

From: Jon Heggland <jon.heggland_at_idi.ntnu.no>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:19:29 +0200
Message-ID: <f583ig$brp$1_at_orkan.itea.ntnu.no>


Vadim Tropashko wrote:
> I was little careless when translating my earlier post into this.
> Clearly the WHERE expression
>
> R WHERE B = B'
>
> doesn't make sence because B' is not a column of R. What I meant was
> join of R, which is a finite relation, with "B = B' " which is
> infinite relation. The result is still a finite relation. I suspect
> that the correct D&D syntax would be something like this
>
> EXTEND R WITH B' SUCH THAT B = B'
EXTEND R ADD (B AS B') (http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~hugh/TTM/APPXI.pdf, if you have any use for it.)

-- 
Jon
Received on Tue Jun 19 2007 - 10:19:29 CEST

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