Re: Newbie question about db normalization theory: redundant keys OK?

From: Bob Badour <bbadour_at_pei.sympatico.ca>
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:13:46 -0400
Message-ID: <4765b12f$0$5286$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net>

Tony Rogerson wrote:

>>
>> This makes my student number 7613861 artifical?
>> This makes my employee number 644923 artificial?
>>
>> One is used by my university, the other by my employer. They may be
>> arbitrarily assigned, but they are unique and indicate me alone.
>>
>> No need to make up GUIDs or whatever, the real world has been aware of
>> the reuirement to uniquely identify humans by other than their names
>> for a long time (since somewhere near the beginning of written record
>> keeping I suspect) and these are generally adequate.
>>
>> Dweeb
>> (tiring of the wanking so pervasive in this group)
>>
>>> My choice is b) and it's what I've been talking about.

> 
> Asbolutely!
> 
> Exactly what I've been trying to get across!
> 
> A pitty celko and bob bador don't think so....

You are as much of an idiot as Joe. Received on Sun Dec 16 2007 - 17:13:46 CST