Jan Hidders wrote:
> On 11 jul, 22:25, Cimode <cim..._at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Furthermore...
>> <<Technically a PK is *only* a physical implementation device, not a
>> logical concept at all.>>
>
> `When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone,
> `it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less.'
>
> `The question is,' said Alice, `whether you can make words mean so
> many different things.'
>
> `The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, `which is to be master --
> that's all.'
>
> ;-)
>
> To answer the question, I think that is quite simple. As defined in
> the relational model it is a logical concept. As far as I know the SQL
> standard does not state that a PK implies an index
The SQL standard doesn't mention indexes.
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Received on Thu Jul 12 2007 - 23:00:22 CDT
