Re: A pk is *both* a physical and a logical object.

paul c <toledobythesea_at_oohay.ac> wrote:

[snip]

>No, I don't imagine any particular problem. I'm darned if I'm going to
>get sucked into judging such shapeless questions in a vacuum, whether
>contingent vacuum or non-contingent vacuum, whatever contingent means
>here. If the word "contingent" ever has any place in a db topic, even
>though I doubt it does, it would be with reference to an application.
>Same goes for other loose lingo like "rigid".

[snip]

>I'm glad that isn't phrased as a question, because words would fail me
>if I tried to answer it! Maybe somebody else wants to try.

     Nah. Life is easier since I put Mr. Selzer in my killfile. give it a try.

Sincerely,

Gene Wirchenko

Computerese Irregular Verb Conjugation:

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