Re: MVD projection algorithm.

The only way to implement what you want is with Eigen vectors and would probably take longer to do than is feasible for your immediate needs

Tin Blaskovic <tblaskov_at_jagor.srce.hr>  

> Hi all!
>
> After taking my database design class at the university, I
> decided to make a small program that would do what most of
> written exams for such classes ask for - namely that would
> implement normalization algorithms. Since my class only
> covered upto BCNF in detail, I was lacking some algorithms
> for higher order normal forms. After some exhausting
> Internet surfing and bugging some people through email,
> I'm left with only one pretty vital algorithm to account
> for before I can really complete that program.
> The algorithm I need is that mentioned in the subject,
> i.e. the algorithm for finding multivalued dependency
> projections on attribute subsets. I have searched the
> Internet and all literature that I can get my hands on
> for this and I didn't find it. If any of you kind souls out
> there has that algorithm in some book or his lecture notes,
> I'd appreciate it very much if you could post it or email
> it to me. I intend to release the program as PD, and if
> it means anything, you'll get a honorable mention in the
> credits section, that's all that I can offer :-)
>
> TIA,
> Tin.
Received on Wed Jun 14 2000 - 00:00:00 CEST