Re: multi-valued field?

From: Pablo Sanchez <pablo_at_mew.corp.sgi.com>
Date: 1997/01/08
Message-ID: <5b10lt$130@mew.corp.sgi.com>#1/1

In article <th3f8BARK30yEwmo_at_jimsmith.demon.co.uk>, Jim Smith <jim_at_jimsmith.demon.co.uk> writes:
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> In article <5atra5$130_at_mew.corp.sgi.com>, Pablo Sanchez
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> >Picking nits... it should be AUTOMOBILE... not that it's incorrect
> >the other way but by convention entities should be singular not
> >plural.
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> Picking the nits' nits.

:-)

> The Oracle methodolody (and some others I've come across) recommend
> singular for entities, but plural for the table based on the
> entity.

The methodology I was quoting wasn't the vendor ... I think it was (help me out on the spelling here)... schlaer-miller... for whatever it's worth...

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Received on Wed Jan 08 1997 - 00:00:00 CST