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Re: not using foreign keys?

From: Malcolm Dew-Jones <yf110_at_vtn1.victoria.tc.ca>
Date: 5 Jun 2007 08:24:02 -0800
Message-ID: <46658012$1@news.victoria.tc.ca> 





spacemarine_at_mailinator.com wrote:


: hello,




: i have a question -- is the practice of using FKs to maintain

: referential integrity an argued (for/against) practice?




In addition to anything else, FK's and other constraints are an excellent
way to document the rules and relationships of the system.



Much easier to read and understand than the code that interacts with a 
user.
Received on Tue Jun 05 2007 - 11:24:02 CDT












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