Re: Hierarchical Relationship

"Mark Lenihan" <mlenihan_at_stny.rr.com> wrote in message news:Splw4.19827$68.373276_at_typhoon.nyroc.rr.com...

> "Joe "Nuke Me Xemu" Foster" <joe_at_bftsi0.UUCP> wrote in message
> news:sbv28aa2ee6154_at_corp.supernews.com...
> >
> > BTW, is there a list anywhere of your specific objections to MS Abcess?
> >
> I'd like to see that list also. Is that a hint of cynicism in the "MS
> Abcess" remark?

I'm pretty disappointed with Abcess 2000, though Jet 4.0, the underlying DB engine, seems to pass muster.

> Joe Foster, yer still alive! I used to see your replies in the VB groups
> and marvelled at your energy. I noticed that even then you seemed to
> specialize in db questions, so I guess it makes sense to see you in the db
> groups.

My first VB3 program dealt with databases, and it kind of stuck. It could also be due to the fun I had designing and implementing "CheezBase" back in college. Alas, it used a mutant relational algebra rather than SQL as its language...

> Keep up the good work.

I'm trying!

> Joe Celko, I look for your name also.

Same here, although I do wish he's get back to us about why Access is such a "terrible product"...

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