Re: 3 dimensional Oracle database

From: John F. Regus <jfregus_at_ix.netcom.com>
Date: Sun, 22 May 2005 18:32:01 GMT
Message-ID: <Be4ke.1325$oT1.1071@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>

>>
> NAME the three dimensions you think you see - I have seen none.
>
> Cells arrayed with data from different sources: 1 dimension, not three.
> Data being alphanumeric, or binary (there's no difference in video or
> sound!): 1 dimension.
> Data belonging to explicit and specific subjects (explain the
> difference!): 1 dimension.
>
> What cannot be solved in a (flat! 1 dimensional!) table with a
> structure like:
> Key Indicator | Subject | Data Type | Data

I think I said that the data was coming from multiple sources, but they all relate to the same subject. The second dimension is aligning .doc data with .doc data or .txt or just plain character data, or audio or video data. The last dimension is historical. Each z axis cell is a historical cell entry. Received on Sun May 22 2005 - 13:32:01 CDT