Re: semantic data structure/web architecture and innate logic
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2003 23:05:24 -0700
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The "hyper-generic" database would have its virtue if it were done correctly. The problems is that the relational model can barely express a relationship. "A foreign key 'EQUALS' a primary" is about all it allows a db expert to say. With a relational database, try to model all the relationships in a simple story like this Jack and Jill had a boy named Jimmy at St Luke's where Jill used to work. Jimmy was taken care of by Dr. J who is a friend of Jack's boss.
Time to give hyper-generic database another look t http://www.geocities.com/unifiedmodel/.
Kenny Yu
"andrewst" <member14183_at_dbforums.com> wrote in message
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> Your idea sounds like the usual "hyper-generic" database design that
> consists of 2 tables: "Thing" and "Relationship".
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Received on Mon Sep 22 2003 - 08:05:24 CEST