Re: Using rowid in a html anchor / select statement

tkyte_at_us.oracle.com (Thomas J. Kyte) quoth:
> A rowid is just a primary key assigned by the system. Unless you are using a
> generated key (like a sequence number) that doesn't ever reuse values, yes, a
> rowid will get reused eventually. Same with any other primary key though.

Not quite. The rowid is internal to Oracle, while the primary usually has some relevence to the application in question. Therefore, it's easier for the application to ensure that a URL contain a primary key will point to logically the same information, or report that it's no longer available.

steve Received on Tue Oct 01 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST